Sony posts $3.17 billion loss, PlayStation division sees $434 million profit

NICEST profits,now why don't you do some charity,the world needs!

Sorry, SONY, but you're still Filthy Rich!

They are selling them mostly in developing nations like South America, Central America, Africa, Middle east, and so on and so forth.

Where exactly in the world are Sony still selling all those PS2s?-Certainly isn't here in the UK-You'd have more luck buying rocking horse manure!-Think they stopped selling them here about 2 years ago?

If the PS2 is still selling that well, it should not be neglected on sites like this. Where is the PS2 tab at the top? I'm pretty sure more people would click it over the Android tab.

People....are still buying PS2s? Surprising, at least the division is actually making a profit now for a change.

well im just glad the network is back up and i have a bacward compatible ps3 so i was not that affected by the outage but it still SUCKED

If I know Sony this means PS4 won't have backwards compatibility so they can keep up sales of PS3. Might make sense sales wise but consumer wise (have a PS3 myself so it doesn't bother me) makes a bit less sense. Still it could go either way and I'm just hoping we get proper backwards compatibility because can you imagine the sales if anyone who missed getting a PS3 saw they could play the entire PS3 library and PS4 games?

My grandad plays on the ps2, no joke. lol He wont be able to work out how to use a ps3 lol, thats why he has one. So I know that people still buy old consoles.

Even more reason to belive that the PS4 like the NGP will be scaled back in terms of hardaware.

That's a lot of zero's

Say what you will about the current generation, the PS2 ran away with the last one by 10 miles. Such an awesome library of games, and so exciting to see how the games evolved from its creation through today. Bravo Sony!

As a parent who had a PS2 when I was a Teen and Young adult. You remember how great it was and when you have children that aren't responsible enough to handle a PS3. If they mess up there PS2 you can handle the loss of $100 bucks compared to $299.

its not gamers buying the ps2..its mothers and fathers buying it for there 4yr olds cause its so dam cheap. Its beyond me why people buy it..its old..graphics are awful now.

Just wondering, did anyone else click on this article because it said "...14.3 Playstation 3s..."? I was thinking "Wtf" That aside, I still have my fat PS2 for all those years ago. Me and friends plug it in from time to time to play the old games still saved on my memory cards (Even though I managed to get one of backwards compat PS3s, nothing beats playing on the original PS2...plus it saves me a ton of money on buying all new paddles)

Nice to see that the Playstation Division wasn't hit too hard by the earthquake, obviously Sony as a company suffered, but it's good to see them making a decent profit on the gaming :) Cannot wait for E3 to start, I'm expecting a hell of a lot from Sony this year.

its great that the ps2 is still going strong. people r quick to dismiss old tech when there is nothing wrong wid it. Its got great games and its not like the wii is very tech superior to the ps2 and it is referred as a current gen console!!

Gotta love the PS2

@mrboone01: For marketing reasons maybe. But anyway, we all know that Sony wouldn't ever dare to do something like that, so it's only theoretic.

yet another reason why PS2 backward compatibility was ditched

Rofl, Go Playstation 2!

puts a smile to this old mans face to see people still buying ps2's. that means gamers still have taste imo

a bunch of songs run threw my head when i read that sony lost 3.17 billion.. and every single one of them have the word smile in them:wink:

Ahh glad i grabbed a backward compatible ps3 when i could. I'm back to being poor and there are really no new gen games i want. my ps2 library is still awesome and i love running through it.

Sorry Sony, I purchased a 46in Bravia LCD 4 years ago, which still works fine, but my other two recent tv purchases were from Toshiba, which offered the same tv spec wise, for a bit less.I guess you can contribute their losses in that area to a very competitive market. Almost every time I see a Best Buy ad I see them advertising Samsung, or LG for that matter.They will bounce back.

"I want the PsOne console back in production and PSOne titles as well. I'm serious." The PS2 and PS3 can both play PSOne games so why should Sony keep making the PSOne?

"How is PS2 still going!? I am not hating it, but I am impressed by it's lifespan, especially during this generation of games." What's really amazing is I still have my PS2 and it works. And it's one of the fat ones which I bought the first day they came out in the US. It's still hooked up and working. I doubt any console will be that good ever again. They all get too hot inside now and just won't survive this long.

Well, now I see why Sony won't work toward making the PS3 backwards compatible with the PS2 anymore: there's too much money to be made in making the systems separate. I own both, so no problem for me. Still, it seems a bit unfair to the consumer who wants complete backwards compatibility...not to mention the slim model has a nasty habit of completely wrecking discs when it malfunctions (take it from me; buy the old model if you need a PS2). Anywho, good to know that Sony isn't going completely bankrupt on this series of unfortunate events.

The PS2 is a gaming God, it will never die. But sad to see them lose 3.17 billion dollars, that is a lot of money. Its unfortunate that the Earthquake and Tsunami happened with all those lifes lost.

Sony posts $3.17 billion loss, PlayStation division sees $434 million profit. Electronics giant takes in $87.78 billion in annual revenue; 14.3 million PlayStation 3s, 8 million PSPs, 6.4 million PS2s sold during the year. Sony come from behind victory "Priceless".

Their "loss" is from a deferred tax payment. So it has little to do with the entertainment or electronics division. I have a feeling many of you just saw the headline and didn't bother to read the entire article.

oh, looks like Sony is doing great, too bad about the Earthquake, so many lifes lost and damages.

PS2 saved PS3.

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They're still crazy about the psp, I see.

Let's also not forget that Sony has no major motion picture in theaters this year. Spider-Man is still a year away.

PS2 is ageless

How is PS2 still going!? I am not hating it, but I am impressed by it's lifespan, especially during this generation of games.

Wonder what the next report will look like, considering that this one is from March and doesn't include the cost of the whole hacking fiasco.

Guys, remember when Nintendo lost $400 million dollars in a quarter. Sony is posting a loss because it takes money to manufacture the NGP. / NGP is causing the 3.2 billion loss. You will see things get better. Well, the biggest obstacle toward growth is reconstruction from the GREAT TSUNAMI and NGP

"6.4 million PS2s sold during the year." People still buy PS2s?

keep up the good work Sony.

I really hope things work out, aside from their mistakes they make what we use (well, at least the ps3 anyways). I loved my PS2, still do. Unfortunately I was young and didn't take good care of some of my games. Either way, Sony is still a good company, and hopefully it'll tighten up its security so it'll be a secure company again. Or at least the console anyway. I still have my PS2 and will take care of it so my children can play some of the classics for it someday. I love you Sony, and while other companies like Microsoft and Nintendo, there will always be a PlayStation in my heart. :)

damn Sony i hope everything turns out great with you

shame, sony is a good company...and although i dont own a ps3 i loved ps and ps2 :)

ok sony

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Guys, this financial report is from March... the hacker debacle isn't even factored in yet. Next report expect a 170 million dollar loss via Sony's gaming division.

@Rheinmetal Why would they bring back the PS1 when the PS2 has always been backwards compatible and is cheap as hell now new? @rpg-god Maybe Sony wouldn't need to sell the PS2 if the PS3 had even a third of the PS2's awesome game library and they had kept the PS3 backwards compatible.