BKK2 on 29 January 2009
Here's a transcript of a question from the Q&A at Sony's Earnings Release:
Q: My second question is related to Playstation number 3, and the profitability is increasing, and when are you going to be seeing profit in the field of hardware? and in the third quarter there was some reduction in the unit, what is your forecast for this?
A: If we base our projections on the present exchange rate to continue and if introduction of the 45 nano chips (it is being used in manufacturing already), but in view of that by latter half of next year sometime there I believe that we can see the improved margin and start to see profit.
Q: Point of confirmation, when you say later next year, is it later the second half of the calender year 2009, or the fiscal year 2009.
A: Fiscal year 2009, that's March 2010.
A: If we base our projections on the present exchange rate to continue and if introduction of the 45 nano chips (it is being used in manufacturing already), but in view of that by latter half of next year sometime there I believe that we can see the improved margin and start to see profit.
Q: Point of confirmation, when you say later next year, is it later the second half of the calender year 2009, or the fiscal year 2009.
A: Fiscal year 2009, that's March 2010.
