DOWN PERISCOPE: Sony to drop PS3 to 299$

[Mummelmann]

FishyJoe said:

You want the truth?

SCE Annual net incomes / losses ( in US$ million ) :
FY 1997 ( end 31 march 1998 ) : 974
FY 1998 ( end 31 march 1999 ) : 1,130 | SCE best year ever
FY 1999 ( end 31 march 2000 ) : 730
FY 2000 ( end 31 march 2001 ) : -409 | PS2 launch
FY 2001 ( end 31 march 2002 ) : 623
FY 2002 ( end 31 march 2003 ) : 939
FY 2003 ( end 31 march 2004 ) : 650
FY 2004 ( end 31 march 2005 ) : 404 | PSP launch ( in America and Japan )
FY 2005 ( end 31 march 2006 ) : 75
FY 2006 ( end 31 march 2001 ) : -1,969 | PS3 launch , SCE worst year ever
FY 2007 ( update to Q1 FY 2007 , end June 2008 ) : -237
FY 2007 ( update to Q2 FY 2007 , end sept 2008 ) : -841

http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?start=50&id=5286

Note: Slight edit Q1 and Q2 numbers were updated from the original post.

PS2 Launch to PS3 Launch (+$2282 million)

After PS3 Launch to Q2 2007 (-$3047 million)

Worst year PS2 era: (-$409 million)

Worst year so far PS3 era: (-$1969 million)

 This is a surprise to any person who frequents Vgchartz? Am I dumb in thinking this to be common knowledge?