Sony has published its fiscal earnings for the last year (ending on March 31), and we now know that the PS4 has shipped over 60 million units, a marvellous feat when you consider that SuperData CEO Joost Van Dreunen (via MCV) has estimated that competitor Microsoft has sold only 33 million Xbox One units.
Sales and operating revenue, however, has decreased by 6.2% when compared to the last year, dropping to 7,603.3 billion yen (roughly 67,886 million USD), and the decrease is attributed to foreign exchange rates. Also, operating income decreased 5.5 billion yen compared to the last year, now coming in at 288.7 billion yen. "This decrease was mainly due to the 962 million U.S. dollars (112.1 billion yen) impairment charge of goodwill recorded in the Pictures segment, substantially offset by an improvement in the operating results of the MC segment and an increase in the operating income of the G&NS segment," Sony explained.
Staying with the PS4, though, the console shipped 20 million units in the last fiscal year, as Sony predicted it would. Also, PS4 software and hardware has increased, and hardware costs have been reduced, improving operating income.
You can read the full report here. Is the PS4 the best console out there right now?