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Sony has reported better-than-expected profit for the first quarter, helped by robust sales of its PS4 gaming console and a weak Japanese currency.<\/p>\n

Net profit was 25.7bn yen ($250m; \u00a3148m) in the three months to 30 June, up from 3.1bn yen a year ago.<\/p>\n

Sales at its gaming console division rose almost 96% during the period.<\/p>\n

Sony, which has been restructuring its business after years of losses, still expects a net loss of 50bn yen for the financial year through March 2015.<\/p>\n

The firm said its operating profit<\/a> during the period was also boosted in part by a gain of 14.8bn yen on the sale of certain buildings and premises.<\/p>\n

Gaming boost<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sony’s PlayStation 4, which was launched in November last year, has emerged as the bestselling “new-gen” console.<\/p>\n

Its success has helped Sony overtake rival Nintendo in sales of game consoles for the first time in eight years.<\/p>\n

Sony sold 18.7 million systems in the last financial year – which ended in March – compared with Nintendo’s tally of 16.3 million video games machines.<\/p>\n

The figures also include sales of the older PS3 and original Wii, in addition to Nintendo’s 3DS and Sony’s PlayStation Vita handhelds.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Sony said its games unit made an operating profit of 4.3bn yen during the first quarter, compared with an operating loss of 16.4bn yen during the same period last year.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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