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[uncleniccius]

Sony is forecasting 18 million PS4 units next FY, down from 20 million the previous year.

That would still put the PS4 close to the PS3 at the end of FY 2017 though right (78 v 85ish)? Still very impressive.

 

[OléGunner]

 

[Radec]

Them -% change in almost all divisions.

 

[SneakersSO]

Sony is forecasting 18 million PS4 units next FY, down from 20 million the previous year.

Its a healthy, realistic assessment for a FY projection without a hardware launch in it. Still, 78 million by the end of March 2018 is ridiculous.

 

[Elios83]

20m PS4 shipped during FY2016.
LTD shipments at the end of March 2017 at 60m.
78m expected by the end of March 2018.
Also profits for both the gaming division and the whole company are expected to grow considerably during this fiscal year.
Investors and market will be really pleased with these results.

 

[OléGunner]

78m PS4's in just about 4 and a half years by March 2018.
Crazy.

 

[Radec]

Someone make a new thread

 

[ggx2ac]

Is it me or did they fail this?

CURRENT FISCAL-YEAR FORECAST: The fiscal year that started this month marks the last under Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai’s latest three-year business plan. Under that plan, Sony had targeted operating profit of more than ¥500 billion for the current fiscal year. Sony recorded its biggest operating profit, ¥525.7 billion, in fiscal 1997.

I'm reading ¥288.7 billion from their operating income.

 

[Elios83]

Is it me or did they fail this?



I'm reading ¥288.7 billion from their operating income.

Nope the operating profit forecast is 500 billion yen. Huge for the company.

 

[Striek]

Is it me or did they fail this?



I'm reading ¥288.7 billion from their operating income.

Its you. That is for the current year, aka the results we get next year, aka FY2017. They've reconfirmed that old target today.

 

[ggx2ac]

Its you. That is for the current year, aka the results we get next year, aka FY2017. They've reconfirmed that old target today.

I misread the quote. I see the ¥500 billion operating income for the next fiscal year now.

 

[wapplew]

Sony is forecasting 18 million PS4 units next FY, down from 20 million the previous year.

I would say realistic forecast but 18m still a lot of units, wonder how they achieve that.

 

[Xando]

I would say realistic forecast but 18m still a lot of units, wonder how they achieve that.

Fall looks pretty great. I reckon Destiny, COD and Battlefront 2 bundles are gonna be on fire.

RDR2 releasing this FY would also be great for them.

 

[bombshell]

Someone make a new thread

Since nobody else did: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=234993313

 

[jayu26]

I misread the quote. I see the ¥500 billion operating income for the next fiscal year now.

You did misread, but that forecasting is incredibly aggressive I think. They are forecasting 120million yen operating income from Semiconductor. That seems insane. Than again, that earthquake did screw them pretty badly.