In Sony'sSecond quarter financial results for fiscal year 2023The company's revenue for the previous quarter was 28286 billion yen, up 8% year-on-year, while its net profit was 2630 billion yen, down 29% year-on-year.
Among them, the PlayStation business showed a growth rate of 32% and 16% in revenue and net profit respectively. At the same time, PlayStation 5 achieved a record of 490 million units shipped in the last quarter, an increase of more than 160 million units compared to the previous quarter, and also brought the cumulative shipments of PlayStation 5 since its launch to 4660 million units.
Sony recently announced the launch ofNew thin PlayStation 5After that, it is expected that the shipment volume of PlayStation 5 will continue to increase.
As for game and software sales, they reached 6760 million copies, an increase of 510 million copies compared to the same period last year. However, the cumulative sales of Sony's works were only 470 million copies. Sony expects that the financial report will improve in the next quarter, especially after the recent launch of "Marvel's Spider-Man 2", which sold 11 million copies in 500 days after its official launch. Higher sales figures are expected in the future.
In addition to the significant profits accumulated by the gaming business, businesses including music and movies have also seen significant growth. However, the revenue and profits of the entertainment, technology and service businesses including TVs, cameras and mobile phones have declined significantly compared to last year. Although the imaging sensor business has seen significant sales growth, its profits have declined.
