Ouch!
Yes - the PS3 had launched (3qrt is Oct-Dec 31st) - and includes any moneys paid for shipment of the units to stores. More production might have hurt less.
This really is *quite* bad. The 3rd qrt is easily the biggest qrt of the year for publishers/producers, and in general if you can't make a profit during this quarter - you might as well give up.
Now Im waiting to see the figures for the 4th qrt (Jan-March 07). A lot of PS2/PSP/PS3 units were sold in the 3rd qrt - and a lot less in the 4th qrt. Sony's figures are not going to make for pleasant reading. Lucky for them, the rest of the company (TVs, LCD screens) have picked up over the same period to offset this loss.
Gesta Non Verba
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