Sony is telling investors to prepare for big profits from computer games next year. Really big.
In a briefing for the shareholder business segment today, a slide showed Sony’s net sales of computer games so far, highlighting how titles such as Horizon: Zero Dawn, Days Gone and God of War have grossed $ 80 million in the last fiscal year (ending March 31). 2022).
But the gaming giant expects more to come and tells them to expect huge $ 300 million in net computer sales in the next fiscal year, ending March 31, 2023.
This is a huge leap, especially for a gaming hardware maker who has only in recent years dipped his finger into the computer space with real seriousness. Moreover, it is not entirely clear where this part of the change comes from. Currently, Sony’s only announced PC plan is Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, which has not yet been released.
What is likely to happen here is that Sony has high expectations for the Bungie, with the acquisition of the manufacturer of Destiny 2 expected to be completed by the end of this year. Since Bungie is privately owned, we have no good idea what it brings, although analyst Michael Pachter speculates that revenue is about $ 200 million a year from all sources (including console, merchandise and more).
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection – PlayStation Showcase 2021
But Sony’s PC ambitions probably extend beyond the Bungie. A slide later in the presentation shows that Sony expects approximately 15% to 20% of its releases next year to be on PC, with that percentage rising to nearly 30% by the end of 2025. In addition, there are recent steps such as the presentation of the PlayStation PC brand and the apparent interest of many of PlayStation’s in-house studios to bring their games to the platform. So far, this interest has worked well for PC gamers, with God of War working relatively well on machines. Hopefully Uncharted works in a similar way or better. Give us Bloodborne now?
Rebecca Valentine is an IGN reporter. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.
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