• Sony’s Q1 quarterly report (April–June) shows a 33% revenue increase.
• The company’s music division is also performing well, with revenue increasing by 13% year-on-year.
• The future prospects for certain divisions within Sony for the rest of the year seem less optimistic.

Sony’s Q1 quarterly report (April–June) shows a 33% revenue increase, driven by growth in game and network services, music, imaging, and financial services.

Network Services and Xperia Division

While the exact number of gaming consoles sold wasn’t revealed, Sony’s Game & Network Services division saw a strong 27% yearly growth. The company expects sales to continue increasing in the coming months.

Likewise, the number of Xperia smartphones sold in the April–June period wasn’t revealed. However, the entertainment, technology, and services sector did report a 12% year-on-year decrease.

Pictures and Imaging

The Pictures division of Sony is currently dealing with strikes led by the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild. These strikes have caused delays in numerous movie and TV projects and will persist until the matter is resolved in the US.

At the same time, Sony’s imaging business is experiencing a decline, partly due to the worldwide decrease in smartphone sales, affecting Sony as a major supplier of camera sensors.

Game Division

Yet, the game division stands out as a potential source of revenue growth. The revenue forecast for the full fiscal year ending on March 31, 2024, has been raised by 6.1% due to better-than-expected sales of different game titles.

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Importantly, this encompasses games beyond the company’s own offerings, like Spider-Man 2, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, and Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Expansion.

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