These are some takeaways from the financial webcast that has just concluded.
They have also talked briefly about accelerating acquisitions and how Nixxes will be used for both ports as well as supporting all of PlayStation Studios in a horizontal manner:
Sony Has Secured Enough PS5 Chipsets to Achieve Fiscal Year Sales Target
Today, during Sony’s quarterly conference call for investors and analysts, chief financial officer Hiroki Totoki talked about the company's ability to
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Earlier in the call they mentioned that they are still on target for 14.8 Million PS5s shipped in this financial year, leading to 22.6 Million shipped by March 31st 2022.Asked about the ongoing semiconductor shortage, Totoki-san mentioned that the target of PS5 units to be shipped this year has been set and Sony has secured the number of chipsets necessary to achieve that target.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and MLB The Show 21 Exceeded Expectations; Sony Comments on Acquisitions
During Sony’s quarterly conference call for investors, chief financial officer Hiroki Totoki talked about the PlayStation business.
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Sales of first-party software decreased year-on-year during the quarter due to the comparison with The Last of Us Part II. That being said, sales of all games launched by Sony between April and June including Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and MLB The Show 21 exceeded the company's expectations.
In particular, MLB The Show 21 contributed "significantly" to sales and profits during the quarter thanks in part to strong DLC sales.
They have also talked briefly about accelerating acquisitions and how Nixxes will be used for both ports as well as supporting all of PlayStation Studios in a horizontal manner:
He also added that PlayStation Studios is accelerating investments to strengthen its production capabilities, mentioning the acquisition of Housemarque as an example and that seven of Sony's thirteen studios have been acquired.
Totoki-san also mentioned the acquisition of Nixxes, which has "excellent technology for porting game software between different platforms such as PC." Sony expects that "Nixxes will offer technological support to all of its studios in a horizontal manner."