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foxtail said:

 

They haven't broke even over the last ten years, Sony has lost 3.5 billion USD on Playstation over that period.

Numbers taken directly from Sony financials. 

 Sony's Gaming Division, Profit over the last 10 years:


Sony's Game Division, FY 2004 (April 2004 - March 2005)
729.8 billion JPY in sales
+43.2 billion JPY in profit (+$404 million)

Sony's Game Division, FY 2005 (April 2005 - March 2006)
958.6 billion JPY in sales
+8.7 billion JPY in profit (+$75 million)

Sony's Game Division, FY 2006 (April 2006 - March 2007)
1,016.8 billion JPY in sales
-232.3 billion JPY in profit (-$1969 million)

Sony's Game Division, FY 2007 (April 2007 - March 2008)
1,284.2 billion JPY in sales
-124.5 billion JPY in profit (-$1245 million)

Sony's Game Division, FY 2008 (April 2008 - March 2009)
1,053.1 billion JPY in sales
-58.5 billion JPY in profit (-$597 million)

Sony's NPS Division (includes PlayStation), FY 2009 (April 2009 - March 2010)
1,575.8 billion JPY in sales
-83.1 billion JPY in profit (-$893 million)

Sony's NPS Division (includes PlayStation), FY 2010 (April 2010 - March 2011)
1,579.3 billion JPY in sales
+35.6 billion JPY in profit (+$429 million)

Sony's Game Division, FY 2011 (April 2011 - March 2012)
805.0 billion JPY in sales
+29.3 billion JPY in profit (+$269.5 million)

Sony's Game Division, FY 2012 (April 2012 - March 2013)
707.1 billion JPY in sales
+1.7 billion JPY in profit (+$15.6 million)

Sony's Game Division, FY 2013 (April 2013 - March 2014)
979.2 billion JPY in sales
-8.1 billion JPY in profit (-$74.5 million)


+$404 million
+$75 million
-$1969 million
-$1245 million
-$597 million
-$893 million (includes non-PlayStation segments)
+$429 milion (includes non-PlayStation segments)
+$269.5 million
+$15.6 million
-$74.5 million

= -$3585.4 million operating loss over the past 10 years

Not surprising, the PS3 was a huge kick in the pants from so many angles.  I loved the machine, but that doesn't mean it was profitable by any means heh.