Update []: For further context, SeekingAlpha has provided a slightly different transcript of what was said:
"[Interpreted] Thank you very much for the question. So the investment in Bandai, and of course, we have been shifting to creation. So for example, the entertainment 3 businesses basically account for 60% of our consolidated revenue. So basically, our business portfolio is shifting more to the creation.
And then as for the Electronics business and TV, compared to output devices, we are now shifting to creation devices that include digital camera. So as a result, we are seeing more stability in profitability and in revenue, and also the productivity of our performance is increasing. And against such backdrop, and for example, in the Music business, Music Streaming and EMI Music Publishing has been acquired, and then we increased the music catalog.
And as I mentioned in the speech, in gaming business and moving away from a hardware-centric business to more to the community-based engagement business, and then that has been increasing. So now as we make more transition to entertainment creation, the stability and the productivity, our performance is increasing. So this upward revision might not have been a direct result of these. However, the Music Publishing and also acquisition of a music catalog and also the acquisition of Crunchyroll, these are the areas where we are seeing growth. And as a portfolio, we have been expanding our businesses and also improving our profitability."
Original Story: With the upcoming release of Helldivers 2, Sony is bringing its first PlayStation published title to Xbox platforms - and since then, we've heard rumours that the Japanese firm is mulling over more multi-platform ports in the future. Now, an official comment from Sony's Senior Vice President has given us a major pointer towards the future of PlayStation on other platforms.
Talking in a new Sony investor meeting, SVP Sadahiko Hayakawa hints that the PlayStation owner is changing strategy; moving away from being fully focused on its own hardware. Here's that comment, transcribed over on Twitter by Genki_JPN (with a little extra context as a follow-up):
"In the gaming business, we are moving away from a hardware centric business model more to a platform business that expands the community and increases engagement."
Naturally, this sort of comment leads to questions about the future of PlayStation Studios titles, and whether we can expect to see more of those games launch on Xbox. "Expands the community and increases engagement" certainly sounds like we can expect more live service games to move over - but as for the core single-player games that Sony is known for, well, only time will tell on that front.
Even so, this is a very open comment from a Sony exec, and one that definitely hints at an evolving industry as companies try and squeeze as much revenue as possible out of their big releases. In the meantime, Xbox players can go hands on with their first PlayStation Publishing title — that being Helldivers 2 — on August 26th, 2025.