The gaming division receives its main revenue

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What makes Sony money now?
Since 2015, Sony has identified three most promising areas that have become the main ones .

Sony Interactive Entertainment's gaming business: produces PlayStation consoles, games, online services, and gaming accessories. Sony's main cash-generating unit: in the first quarter of 2020, it brought in 48% of the corporation's total profit.
Sony Entertainment media business. Includes the Sony Pictures film studio, the world's second-largest recording company Sony Music, and other divisions. In the first quarter of 2020, these areas brought in 24% of the company's profit. According to the results of 2020, the operating profit of the film business amounted to $762 million, and the music business - $1.74 billion.
Sony Semiconductor Solutions — manufactures image france number data sensors (CMOS) for Apple devices, Android smartphones, and other devices. At the end of 2020, Sony held about 46% of the CMOS market. In second place is Samsung. This area brings about 10% of profits. Revenue in 2020 — $9.1 billion (1.01 trillion yen).
Two other major Sony businesses are financial services in Asian markets and Sony Electronics Corporation, which manufactures consumer and professional electronics (cameras, televisions, smartphones, and audio equipment). By the end of 2020, the electronics business was the second-largest after gaming.


Sony's revenue in 2020 was $82.6 billion (8.5 trillion yen). Of this, $22.7 billion came from its gaming division, a record for the gaming industry. Sony Interactive Entertainment's operating profit for 2020 was about $3.4 billion, and the company as a whole was $8.9 billion.


Sony's financial performance for 2020
from the sale of digital versions of games and online services - in the first fiscal quarter of 2020, these companies accounted for 83%.