SONY Q1 FY 2014 results: 3.5m PS3+PS4, 0.75m PSP+PSV+PSVTV. $265m net profit.

[Zod95]

DerNebel said:

Zod95 said:
It would be nice to have a table comparing the revenue, operating income and net profit of the different years to put this into perspective. I believe things are going better now (at least in videogames) and I hope Sony doesn't try to do just the minimum to get the sales (like Nintendo did last generation). I know they aren't in good financial shape but the videogaming segment is profitable and worth investing.

Here you go, doesn't tell us much though I think.

Exactly what I asked for! Thank you so much!

Actually, it tell us something. Sony was meant to be big and relevant but not to generate significant profits (even in the PS2's times golden age). More recently (2011 and 2012) it was negative, and only selling its US headquarters in 2013 the company was able to "turn the tide" (at least present it as such). PS4's hugely strong launch was also decisive for that. 2014 seems to be the first year of real growth and again PS4 seems to be one of the major reasons for that to happen.

In the coming years, the games will help the PS4 to sell more and, with no major R&D costs in the near future (no new console for a while), maybe we will see that green line significantly above the zero line.