I've pulled together Sony's game division data since 1996 for those of you interested on exactly how much Sony's gaming division profited or loss over the years.
NOTE: 1994 and 1995, are not on the list because Sony bunched up the gaming data as "others" along with things like semiconductors, batteries and laptops. Therefore, I cannot find solid information on the 1994 holiday season and the full 1995 fiscal year. If any of you find it, post it with a source. All of these numbers are added up through the yearly statements and are all in USD currency.
1996: $67,712,000
1997: $432,159,000
1998: $885,879,000
1999: $1,137,500,000
2000: $730,000,000
2001: $409,000,000
2002: $623,000,000
2003: $939,000,000
2004: $650,000,000
2005: $404,000,000
2006: $75,000,000
2007: $1,968,644,000
*All years ending March 31.
Total reported gains: $5,876,538,000
Total reported losses: $2,445,356,000
Total reported profit: $3,431,182,000
Feel free to weigh in what you think happened during each year and why you think the numbers gained or loss.
EDIT:
Fiscal Year of 2008
Q1 08: $237,000,000
Q2 08: $841,000,000
Q3 08: $113,000,000
FY2008 - Q4: $965,000,000
Updated total profit since 1996: $2,466,182,000
*These numbers are approximate and taken directly from Sony's yearly/quaterly reports.
*A fiscal year in Japan starts in Apri, 01 of the PREVIOUS year. EXAMPLE: The fiscal year of 08 is April,01.2007 to March,31.2008.
*Oh yeah, and if you guys haven't noticed by now... red means loss and green means gain..
