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電視與游戲業(yè)務(wù)拖索尼后腿

索尼(Sony)昨日宣布其游戲與電視部門虧損加重，并表示，其液晶顯示器生產(chǎn)線開工不足，PlayStation 3游戲機的年銷售目標(biāo)也可能無法實現(xiàn)。

Sony yesterday reported increased losses in its games and television divisions and said its liquid crystal display model line was inadequate and its annual sales goal for the PlayStation 3 might not be met.

索尼指出，與上年同期相比，其游戲部門在第三季度的運營損失已經(jīng)增加一倍以上，達(dá)到967億日元(合8.57億美元)，凸顯出PS3游戲機不盡人意的業(yè)績。

Underlining the lacklustre performance of the PS3, Sony said the operating loss of its games unit had more than doubled to Y96.7bn ($857m) in the third quarter compared with the same period last year.

不過，索尼首席財務(wù)官大根田伸行(Nobuyuki Oneda)表示，下半財年，游戲部門會實現(xiàn)收支平衡，在2008年4月開始的下一財年將會贏利。昨日，索尼還將全年運營收益預(yù)期從4400億日元提高到4500億日元。

However, Nobuyuki Oneda, chief financial officer, said the unit would break even in the second half of this year and would turn a profit in the fiscal year starting April 2008. And Sony yesterday raised its annual operating profit forecast to Y450bn from Y440bn.