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Sony says that Ratchet & Clank and MLB The Show 21 exceeded their internal expectations Add on sales for MLB The Show 21 contributed to increase in profit While this quarter could not match last year due to the pandemic boost, spend & engagement is up from the same 2019 quarter

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Daniel Ahmad

@ZhugeEX

Aug 4, 2021

The above decline was expected and is the same thing Xbox saw in terms of software / services spend this quarter too. There is also a statement on efforts to strengthen software dev capability. - Continue to invest strategically - New IP - Cross Platform - Service focus

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Daniel Ahmad

@ZhugeEX

Sony also said it has secured the parts to build 14.8m PS5 units this fiscal year, for a total of 22.6m by March 31, 2022. This is slightly ahead of PS4 in the same timeframe (22.4m). The PS5 (disc) is also profitable on a per unit basis now, after being sold at a loss initially

12:17 PM · Aug 4, 2021

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Yes. They clarify that all titles released in the quarter exceeded expectations.

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Marco

@Marco_Lipke

Aug 4, 2021

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Wait does that mean Returnal also exceeded expectations? Would be great but surprising

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Answer me this please, if the PS5 is selling at a profit now, is the Xbox Series X selling at a profit now also since both machines are almost identical? Series S dont think is profiting yet.