Sony Predicts to Ship 95 Million Units by March 2019

Today Sony released its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017, which ended on March 31st, 2018.
As usual, the announcement included an update on PS4 shipments, 19 million units have been sent to retailers between April 1st 20178 and March 31st. 218. This mean that the grand total is now at 76.5 million units.

The company also provided a breakdown of the results of the Games & Network Services business segment, which is the combination of PlayStation and PlayStation Network. We learn that the past fiscal year saw an increase in PS4 software sales and in subscribers for PlayStation Plus. Games made the company 1,943.8 billion yen un revenue, and 177.5 billion in operating income.
“Sales increased 294.0 billion yen (18%) year-on-year (a 13% increase on a constant currency basis) to 1,943.8 billion yen. This increase was primarily due to an increase in PlayStation 4 software sales, including sales through the network, the impact of foreign exchange rates, as well as an increase in the number of subscribers for PlayStation Plus, a paid membership service.
Operating income increased 41.9 billion yen year-on-year to 177.5 billion yen. This increase was primarily due to the above-mentioned increase in sales, partially offset by an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses. During the current fiscal year, there was a 19.8 billion yen positive impact from foreign exchange rate fluctuations.”
Software sales were 246.9 million units for the full fiscal year with 32% digital download ratio, and 52 million units for the quarter, with 43% digital download ratio.