Posted AT 7:35 AM EDT on 30/01/07
Playstation3 costs eat into Sony profit
TOKYO — Sony's quarterly profit dipped 5 per cent as huge costs for launching its PlayStation 3 video game console offset a recovery in its electronics business.
But in a optimistic sign, the Japanese manufacturer raised its full-year earnings forecast Tuesday, saying that booming Christmas sales in digital cameras and flat-panel TVs outpaced earlier targets.
Group net profit at Sony Corp.
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