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Sony Claims Game Sector is 'Weak'
GamesIndustry.biz reports on comments from Sony CFO Nobuyuki Oneda, saying that the company's dip in profits is due to a 'weak' games industry. "Speaking at a news conference, Oneda said that without the battery recall and PS3 costs to contend with, 'We would have been on track with the midterm plan, or more than that. But the game segment is weak and is the major challenge for us now,' he added. PS2 software shipments during the quarter were down by 3 million units to 47 million, but the figure for PSP software rose from 9.9 million to 12.9 million units. PS2 and PSP hardware shipments rose to 5.02 million and 3.89 million respectively. However, both hardware and software sales were down overall, with sales and operating revenue standing at YEN 170.3 billion (EUR )." In other parts of the 'weak' market, Microsoft is hopeful that they'll hit their 10 Million target by the end of the year. If they do, they're going to have to scramble. Current projections put them at 6 Million sales so far.
Are you kidding? Gears of war selling 4 million consoles? It'll be lucky if it sells 2 million games.
10 Million is ridiculious of Microsoft to say, but I'll assume they mean by this time next year. The only chance microsoft has of hitting that is Blue Dragon and Japan. Other then that it's not going to jump.
That being said there's a shot with Blue Dragon, we'll see.