Sony publishes full year report, PlayStation is doing great, profits from Xperia phones improving

Sony publishes full year report, PlayStation is doing great, profits from Xperia phones improving

Sony published its financial report for the full year 2020. The PlayStation 5 edged out the PS4 in terms of early sales and there’s strong demand for games and additional services. The situation in the mobile division is improving, but the image sensor division suffered collateral damage from the US-China trade war.

The smartphone business marks a small decline to 2.9 million Xperias sold during 2020, down from 3.2 million the previous year. Note: Sony’s financial year starts in April, so Q3 is the holiday quarter. That quarter saw sales drop from 1.3 million last year down to 1.0 million….