9.24m PS3s sold in 2007, 10m 2008 target

Reuters have issued a report commenting that Sony officially sold 9.24 million in 2007, they went onto reveal that the company estimates that this year they will ship another 10 million units this year. It was also remarked that a total of 15 million PSPs were sold, up from 13.9 million units in the 2007/08 business year. No estimate was given on future sales of the handheld.

It was also commented that Sony are likely to sell 17 million liquid crystal display TVs in the year up to March 2009, up from 10.6 million units sold in the year that ended on March 31 2008. Strong sales of their Cyber-shot digital cameras were revealed too.

As a result Sony proclaimed it operating profit will now grow 20 percent to 450 billion yen ($4.34 billion) in the year to March 2009.

“The forecast for 450 billion yen in operating profit this financial year looks solid, given that there’s been speculation the yen’s rise and slower U.S. growth could have a negative impact,” said Mizuho Securities analyst Koichi Hariya. “The results could lead to bullish sentiment on Sony shares.“