PlayStation LifeStyle: This weeks Now Loading segment will focus on the very recent controversy of Bungies upcoming title Destiny having one playable destination per planet. The PSLS staff invested a lot of time into the games beta, and decided to weigh in on the issue.
"Season three of The Walking Dead was recently confirmed, and Telltale still has Tales From the Borderlands and Game of Thrones upcoming, but the PSLS staff still wants to let Telltale Games know what franchises we would like to see them tackle next." - PSLS
Strong sales of the PlayStation 4 have helped Sony reach a better-than-expected profit during the quarter ending 30th June 2014, the company reported today.
Sony's Game and Network Services division--of which PlayStation is a part--posted a profit of 4.3 billion yen ($41.8m, £24.7m), compared with a loss of 16.4 billion yen a year earlier. That's an impressive 96 per cent increase on the same period last year.
Overall, net profit was 25.7bn yen ($249.8m, £148m), up from 3.1bn yen a year ago.
Sony attributed its successful financials to strong sales of the PS4, as well as a "significant increase" in network services revenues (which includes PlayStation Plus). Sony Pictures also helped boost the financials, posting a profit of 7.8 billion yen ($75.9m, £44.9m) compared with earnings of 3.7 ($35.9m, £21.3m) billion yen a year earlier.
While Sony didn't break out individual sales figures for its consoles, combined, 3.5m PS3s and PS4s were shipped during the quarter. This compares favourably to the 1.1m combined Xbox One and Xbox 360 units Microsoft shipped during the same quarter.
Combined, the PSP, PS TV, and Vita shipped 750,000 units, which is up on the 600,000 reported last year. 85m games were sold during the quarter, up from 68m.
Despite all the good news, Sony still expects to post a net loss of 50bn yen ($486, £287.5m) for the financial year through March 2015.
Strong sales of the PlayStation 4 have helped Sony reach a better-than-expected profit during the quarter ending 30th June 2014, the company reported today.
Sony's Game and Network Services division--of which PlayStation is a part--posted a profit of 4.3 billion yen ($41.8m, £24.7m), compared with a loss of 16.4 billion yen a year earlier. That's an impressive 96 per cent increase on the same period last year.
Overall, net profit was 25.7bn yen ($249.8m, £148m), up from 3.1bn yen a year ago.
Sony attributed its successful financials to strong sales of the PS4, as well as a "significant increase" in network services revenues (which includes PlayStation Plus). Sony Pictures also helped boost the financials, posting a profit of 7.8 billion yen ($75.9m, £44.9m) compared with earnings of 3.7 ($35.9m, £21.3m) billion yen a year earlier.
While Sony didn't break out individual sales figures for its consoles, combined, 3.5m PS3s and PS4s were shipped during the quarter. This compares favourably to the 1.1m combined Xbox One and Xbox 360 units Microsoft shipped during the same quarter.
Combined, the PSP, PS TV, and Vita shipped 750,000 units, which is up on the 600,000 reported last year. 85m games were sold during the quarter, up from 68m.
Despite all the good news, Sony still expects to post a net loss of 50bn yen ($486, £287.5m) for the financial year through March 2015.
