Reading the linked financial results leads me to different conclusions.
Their profit for this year, and the $1.7 billion profit projected for next year is for the whole company, not the PS3.
PS3 numbers are not broken out, but the division that contains it lost $893 million for this year. The division outlook for next year is "operating loss is expected to decrease significantly", which still does not imply a profit.
New Xbox 360 shuts down before overheating
Jun 22nd 2010 2:40PM (Joystiq)PS3 proved profitable in last Sony fiscal year
May 13th 2010 2:25PM (Joystiq)Their profit for this year, and the $1.7 billion profit projected for next year is for the whole company, not the PS3.
PS3 numbers are not broken out, but the division that contains it lost $893 million for this year. The division outlook for next year is "operating loss is expected to decrease significantly", which still does not imply a profit.