Rumour: Microsoft in frame to buy Activision majority share

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Kresnik said:

Aielyn said:

Kresnik - I can very much see how they could have achieved that - PS Vita launch (with associated losses) + "PS4" development costs.

Yeah, when I came back to think about it I could have seen losses for 2011.  I mean, PS4 R&D sure, possibly some late Vita stuff too.  But aside from that, didn't the Japanese Earthquake & Tsunami have a big effect on Sony's operations too?  I'm not sure this would have factored into the cost, but just something to think about.

$1.2 billion is a lot though.  It's more than they lost - as I was suggesting - during the second year of PS3 when it was losing them a staggering amount of money.  Oh well.

And we aren't taking into consideration the PS1 R&D, I'm sure that the PS1 project started before FY1995, but it isn't included in your numbers. That's why I say SCE has lost money in it's entire timeframe.