Great tracking, VGChartz. If they hit their operating income target, they would beat Nintendo's all-time peak in yen (700 billion yen vs 640b~).
Now that most live service failures and the Bungie acquisition bleeding are behind them, their short/medium term is looking bright (or bleak for us disc wanters). But long term (3+ years) is anyone's guess.
Notice how hardware and "others" (including Sony software sales on PC, Xbox, Switch) revenue being down didn't stop their operating income from climbing 83%. Granted that jump is largely due to the Bungie blunder no longer being a factor.
It's kind of insane how much healthier and stronger PS5 era Sony is compared to PS4's despite how messed up things have been all gen. It shows how silly it is to be hyperfocused on hardware sales which depict PS4 era Sony as the winner. Their crossgen approach and long PS5 longevity should sustain high popularity no matter how expensive the PS6 is. But perhaps one day all the internet complaints and negative PR will materialize.








