Sony has revealed its earnings report for the primary quarter of fiscal yr 2017.
The April 1 – June 30 interval noticed a little bit of a disappointing end result so far as PS4 gross sales are involved, in comparison with the identical interval final yr.
three.three million items had been shipped on this quarter, in comparison with three.5 million in FY 2016. Sony attributed this to the absence of a “highly profitable first-party title” within the interval, which could possibly be a reference to Uncharted four. Horizon Zero Dawn’s launch date places it outdoors this era.
This brings the whole variety of PS4 items shipped to 63.three million.
The drop in items shipped additionally impacts the forecast for the remainder of the fiscal yr, as Sony now expects to ship 18 million items by the top of it, in comparison with the 20 million it’s shipped the earlier yr.
Though PS4 gross sales had been down, the Games & Network division noticed a 5.four% enhance in gross sales in comparison with the identical quarter final yr. This was attributable to PlayStation VR, and digital sport gross sales by the shop. That stated, the drop in PS4 costs negatively affected the general turnout.
Though it was a usually worthwhile quarter for the corporate, Sony nonetheless didn’t point out PlayStation VR and PS4 Pro gross sales information in any of its releases immediately.
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