Sony Corporation has reported its financial results for the year ending March 31, 2008, with revenues and profits up on the previous year.

In total, across the group, the company took JPY 8.87 trillion (USD 84.4 billion), a rise of 6.9 per cent on the previous year, with net income hitting JPY 369.4 billion (USD 3.51 billion) - almost tripling the previous year's total of JPY 126.3 (USD 1.20 billion).

Sales of buildings, as well as funds received from the flotation of its financial business last year, contributed to the strong showing, although its consumer products also performed well.

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(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by Airlink on 14 May 2008 - 19:59
After the rootkit fiasco, people still buy Sony products?
Quote this comment #1.1 Posted by PeterTHX on 19 May 2008 - 05:47
Neowin needs a dead horse smiley like some other boards.

Just how many people were affected by this so-called "fiasco"?

Were *you* affected?

So the independent actions of BMG records make Sony electronics or Sony Computer Entertainment responsible?

Did you boycott the Spider-Man films? Sony Pictures produced those, and they apparently made no money because people were upset about the rootkit thing...
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by brent3000 on 14 May 2008 - 20:21
its scary isnt it...
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by The Walker on 14 May 2008 - 23:18
With a big chunk of that revenue being from SecureROM, straight out of EA's pocket.
(3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by Gabe3 on 15 May 2008 - 16:54
makes sense, PS3 is kicking ass right now and blu-ray won.
Quote this comment #4.1 Posted by Boz on 16 May 2008 - 04:17
hilarious
Quote this comment #4.2 Posted by Gabe3 on 16 May 2008 - 15:27
(Boz said @ #4.1)
hilarious

your comment is hilariously pointless, like this one is.
Quote this comment #4.3 Posted by macel on 24 May 2008 - 06:40
(Gabe3 said @ #4)
makes sense, PS3 is kicking ass right now and blu-ray won.


Yep, PS3 is so good it made just over a billion dollars negative profit!
(6 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by +GreyWolfSC on 16 May 2008 - 02:40
I still don't know anyone with a PS3. LOTS of Wiis and Xbox 360s, and PS2s, though...
Quote this comment #5.1 Posted by PeterTHX on 19 May 2008 - 05:42
PS3 is aimed at the adult gamer.

I know plenty of PS3 owners...
...And they have kids with the systems you mention.
Quote this comment #5.2 Posted by The Gunslinger on 19 May 2008 - 12:41
(PeterTHX said @ #5.1)
PS3 is aimed at the adult gamer.

I know plenty of PS3 owners...
...And they have kids with the systems you mention.


LMAO! The stupidity of this argument never gets old.

I have adult friends, and we have Wiis! In my experience, the friends of mine that do have PS3s, dont have PS3s, but rather own Blu ray players!
Quote this comment #5.3 Posted by PeterTHX on 20 May 2008 - 07:05
I have adult friends, and we have Wiis collecting dust because we fell for the hype.

Fixed.
Quote this comment #5.4 Posted by The Gunslinger on 20 May 2008 - 08:39
(PeterTHX said @ #5.3)
I have adult friends, and we have Wiis collecting dust because we fell for the hype.

Fixed.


I am a brainwashed "gamer" who knows nothing about video games, but jumped on the "cool" bandwagon so I could game in HD, so I bought a PS3, but then realised its only being used for HD movies, then I got frustrated, came online and posted crap about other consoles, to justify my buyers guilt, at having paid through my nose for a console, that surprisingly, didnt make me cool...

Fixed
Quote this comment #5.5 Posted by PeterTHX on 23 May 2008 - 05:25
(The Gunslinger said @ #5.4)
I am a brainwashed "gamer" who knows nothing about video games, but jumped on the "cool" bandwagon so I could game in HD, so I bought a PS3, but then realised its only being used for HD movies, then I got frustrated, came online and posted crap about other consoles, to justify my buyers guilt, at having paid through my nose for a console, that surprisingly, didnt make me cool...


Really? That would explain a lot.

As someone who's been gaming since the pre-Atari VCS days (the Atari "Breakout" multigame) I've lived through hula-hoops, roller-rinks, Cabbage Patch Dolls, Tickle Me Elmo so I know a *fad* when I see one.

So you may want to age a bit to get some perspective and then we can talk.
Quote this comment #5.6 Posted by Tha Bloo Monkee on 23 May 2008 - 13:49
(PeterTHX said @ #5.5)
As someone who's been gaming since the pre-Atari VCS days (the Atari "Breakout" multigame) I've lived through hula-hoops, roller-rinks, Cabbage Patch Dolls, Tickle Me Elmo so I know a *fad* when I see one.

So you may want to age a bit to get some perspective and then we can talk.

That's quite an awesome sense you got there!

Don't make me laugh.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #6 Posted by Magallanes on 16 May 2008 - 22:02
1-PS3
2-Blu-Ray.
3-????

Profit!!!
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