From: TrygonTBD | #037Fun fact, guys!
A product can sell less then the competition, and STILL BE PROFITABLE!
Crazy, right?
Anyone got some profit margin graphs? No? Just unsubstantiated sales/shipped reports that may or may not be accurate?
Hrm. From what I'm seeing, the games division of Sony has been showing in the black for a few years now.
Looks like you're seeing wrong then, lol. Have a look at the latest quarterly data to my knowledge:
http://www.ibtimes.com/sony-reports-312-million-first-quarter-loss-following-aprils-promised-revival-can-one-sony-still
Particularly hard-hit for Sony was the games division, which posted a $45 million dollar operating loss for the quarter, MCV reports. While diminishing sales were "partially offset" by the Playstation Vita's sales, lagging figures for both the Playstation 3 (PS3) and Playstation Portable (PSP) added up to a 14.5 percent decrease over the same quarter last year to $1.49 billion.
Oh, and that's not just a recent occurance, let's not forget this:
http://www.vg247.com/2009/10/30/sony-ps-division-has-lost-4-7-billion-since-launching-ps3/
* FY 2007: -$1,970,923,859
* FY 2008: -$1,079,994,103
* FY 2009: -$577,207,240
* FY 10Q1: -$413,541,667
* FY 10Q2: -$653,333,333
You're right about seeing black, but it's not the numbers that are black here.
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