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Sony PS division has lost $4.7 billion since launching PS3

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Sony's Q2 financials today have taken total PlayStation division losses to $4.7 billion since PS3 launched in November 2006.

The facts:

  • 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

Total loss: $4,695,000,202

All figures come from Sony's investor relations page.

Note that both quarters so far this financial year include losses from Sony's Vaio business. Figures for the full fiscal years are losses purely from gaming. Prior to Q1 this year, the division was called "Game": it's now known as the "Networked Products & Services" division.

It's also worth noting the following. These are the losses Microsoft's Xbox division suffered during the first Xbox's release. As you can see, they're not as heavy as those currently being incurred by Sony:

  • FY 2002: -$1,135,000,000
  • FY 2003: -$1,191,000,000
  • FY 2004: -$1,337,000,000
  • FY 2005: -$539,000,000

Total loss: $4,202,000,000

Thanks, Psychotext. You can read a full breakdown of where the platform holders stand financially in this NeoGAF post.

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