NJ5 on 31 January 2009
| SmokedHostage said: The hardware.. no. Hardware and Software.. yes.0 |
Hardware and software would be a "no" too, considering SCE only had $4 million in profit (which is nothing). Unless you think PS2 and PSP aren't profitable, which I find very hard to believe.
As for when hardware will be profitable, here it is straight from the horse's mouth:
Q: My second question is related to Playstation number 3, the profitability is increasing, and when are you going to be seeing profit in the field of hardware?
A: If we base our projections on the present exchange rate to continue and if introduction of the 45 nm chips is fulfilled (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 calendar 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 nm chips is fulfilled (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 calendar year 2009, or the fiscal year 2009?
A: Fiscal year 2009, that's March 2010.
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