Sony raised its forecast for the full fiscal year to
Sony anticipates strong performance for its game division, which has the PlayStation 5 set to go on sale soon. But even its current model and its game software are doing well as the coronavirus pandemic has people around the world staying home. Sony sold 1.5 million PlayStation 4 machines in July-September.
Sony has a wide array of businesses, including electronics and financial services, and its other divisions did not fare as well. With global demand crimped, Sony said it isn’t expecting growth in sales of its image sensors.
But Sony’s music business is doing better as streaming revenue increases. Sony said it also recorded gains from the selling of shares and business transfers in its music division for the quarter through September.
Sony is also behind the hit animation “Demon Slayer,” which is drawing people by the masses to movie theaters in
“Demon Slayer — Kimetsu no Yaiba — The Movie: Mugen Train” marked a milestone, achieving more than
Sony's shares gained 1.8% in
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