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Forums - Sales Discussion - Sony Q3 FY15 Results - Beats Market Expectations & 6.4 Million Shipped PS4's

Captain_Yuri said:
Congrats! Anyone know how much profit that is in USD?

About $750 million profit.



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Insane numbers for the PS4



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Fusioncode said:
Captain_Yuri said:
Congrats! Anyone know how much profit that is in USD?

About $750 million profit.

Thanks!



                  

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D-Joe said:
SjOne said:
Why won't they tell us how much PS3 has sold


Uh, 7.5-6.4=1.1?


I mean its LTD sales. We haven't gotten anything official since the time they announced it sold 80 million units in Nov 2013



Acevil said:
SjOne said:
Why won't they tell us how much PS3 has sold


PS3 sold 1.1 Million?


How much it sold in total lifetime 



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SjOne said:
D-Joe said:


Uh, 7.5-6.4=1.1?


I mean its LTD sales. We haven't gotten anything official since the time they announced it sold 80 million units in Nov 2013

Maybe they think it doesn't matter anymore unless it break 100m.



Fusioncode said:
Captain_Yuri said:
Congrats! Anyone know how much profit that is in USD?

About $750 million profit.


and about $230 million profit for gaming.



 

Copy and Pasted from the report. (In regards to Game & Network Services Segment)

Q3 FY2014 (year-on-year)
 Sales: 16.8% increase (CC basis: +8%)
·(+) Increase in PS4 hardware unit sales
·(+) Impact of foreign exchange rates
·(+) Significant increase in network sales
·(--) Decrease in PS3 hardware and software sales
 OI: 15.2 bln yen increase
·(+) Increase in sales
·(+) Recording of 6.2 bln yen write-off of certain PC software
titles of Sony Online Entertainment LLC in Q3 FY13
·(--) Decrease in PS3 software sales
·(--) Unfavorable impact of the appreciation of the U.S. dollar,
reflecting the high ratio of U.S. dollar-denominated costs
·(--) Recording of 11.2 bln yen write-down of PS Vita and
PS TV components
FY2014 February FCT (change from October FCT)
 Sales: 90 bln yen upward revision
·(+) Increase in unit sales of PS4
·(+) Increase in network sales
·(+) Impact of foreign exchange rates
 OI: 5 bln yen upward revision
·(+) Increase in sales
·(--) Unfavorable impact of the appreciation of the U.S. dollar,
reflecting the high ratio of U.S. dollar-denominated costs



 

Great News!



Shouldnt the profit from gaming be bigger? or Sony operates with very low margins, close to breaking even point?