SONY LOSSES, especially PS3 – New & Improved Analysis - End Mar 2008

[Ail]

bumidan said:
@ Ail and to everybody

A cursory search for Sony Online Entertainment LLC reveals:

SOE LLC is a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Digital, which is a business segment of Sony Pictures, which fall under Sony Corporation.

So, the original assumption that MMOs are not part of the game division was correct, because there were no mentions of it in the financials.

Though it was also not mentioned in the Sony Pictures statements. However, with an approx. revenue of $150 million - it is a small segment of Sony Pictures still.

You were right though, that it is part of Sony Corp.

Therefore, the original analysis still stands.

Actually that's what the SOE press room web page states :

 

'SOE began operations in summer of 1995 as an online collaboration between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Corporation of America. In May of 2000, SOE acquired and fully integrated Verant Interactive to further strengthen Sony’s position in multiplayer online gaming. In April of 2006, SOE became Sony Online Entertainment LLC, owned by Sony Pictures Digital and Sony Computer Entertainment America.'

 

Since this year it has changed and SOE is fully run by SCE