Sony Cuts Profit Outlook on Weaker PlayStation Prospects
- Japanese console maker lowers third-party game sales estimates
- Yen’s decline is both helping and hurting Sony’s bottom line
A Sony PlayStation 5.
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Sony Group Corp. cut its profit outlook as its PlayStation division faltered and game sales slumped.
The Tokyo-based entertainment conglomerate said on Friday that it now expects 1.11 trillion yen ($8.3 billion) in operating profit, down from 1.16 trillion yen previously. The gaming and network services group, which houses the PlayStation business, accounted for the full revision, taking a 16% cut from 305 billion yen to 255 billion yen.