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Activision Q2 Results, PS3 Third Highest Revenue
Posted on August 5, 2009 by Shak
 

Activision Blizzard has just released the financial results for their second quarter for the current fiscal year. Despite Bobby Kotick's comments about the PlayStation 3 platform, it has created quite a lot of revenue for Actvision.

In the three months ending June 30 2009, MMORPGs were the highest earning platform bringing in $324 million, followed by the Xbox 360 bringing in $231 million, followed by the PS3 bringing in $152 million. The Wii brought in $118 million, DS $48 million, PS2 $44 million, PC & Other $41 million, with PSP bringing up the rear with $17 million of revenue.

Despite the low revenue for some of the formats, it is worth mentioning that the amount of products released on some formats is more than on others. But still, the PS3 still brought in a significant amount of revenue for Activision, showing that not only will they NOT stop supporting the PS3, but they can't afford to as a multiplatform publisher.

Total net revenue for the quarter exceeded $1 billion.

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Random Poster says:
hey why didn't you write " XBOX 360 TROUNCES THE COMPETITION " like the EA revenue article
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 17:19:42
X_Racer1 says:
If you read carefully each article was written by a different person and some people have different views on what trouncing is.
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 17:26:47
Dustin S. says:
Seems EA makes the better games and thats where PS3 gamers are known to go...
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 17:27:57
Shak says:
@Random Poster - This is a PS3 fan site, and also I didn't write that article.
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 17:41:13
DarthNemesis says:
@ Random -who gives a crap? This is a PS3 site.Besides,people swear the PS3 does not sell a lot of games at all than the 360.
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 20:41:24
Khamakhazee says:
"hey why didn't you write " XBOX 360 TROUNCES THE COMPETITION " like the EA revenue article " What do you expect, a PS3 site that's not biased? Anyways this just shows the discrepancy between the PS3 and Xbox 360 and how the PS3 is still about 1/3 less in sales. As a company when you spend just as much on making games (if not more since rumor has it the PS3 is more expensive to develop for) as you do on another platform and get less in return what usually happens is less support. We saw it last generation with the PS2 getting all the support and the Gamecube and Xbox getting less. I'm sure most developers thought the PS3 would be doing a lot better than it is by now. Sony had over a 100 million fanbase to work with. Activision surely won't be offering any exclusives unless Sony makes it worthwhile and if this keeps up the PS3 may even see less games from Activision than what they give the Xbox 360.
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 21:05:17
Darkie says:
Im sorry but I had to register and say this. This article is horribly misleading and dishonest. PS3 coming in 3rd in REVENUE is completely useless information, and proves little to nothing in regards to the money PS3 is making or losing for Activision. Revenue maybe 152million, but if it cost them 150million to make and distribute those games on PS3, the profits will be a far smaller number, and PROFITS are what matter. Since I'm sure you know this, we can only come to one conclusion, that you are trying to spin the facts to shine a positive light on the PS3's mediocre performance. That is a disservice to your readers, why would you do that?
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 21:37:51
Darkie says:
Im sorry but I had to register and say this. This article is horribly misleading and dishonest. PS3 coming in 3rd in REVENUE is completely useless information, and proves little to nothing in regards to the money PS3 is making or losing for Activision. Revenue maybe 152million, but if it cost them 150million to make and distribute those games on PS3, the profits will be a far smaller number, and PROFITS are what matter. Since I'm sure you know this, we can only come to one conclusion, that you are trying to spin the facts to shine a positive light on the PS3's mediocre performance. That is a disservice to your readers, why would you do that?
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 21:37:51
Khamakhazee says:
"hey why didn't you write " XBOX 360 TROUNCES THE COMPETITION " like the EA revenue article " What do you expect, a PS3 site that's not biased? Anyways this just shows the discrepancy between the PS3 and Xbox 360 and how the PS3 is still about 1/3 less in sales. As a company when you spend just as much on making games (if not more since rumor has it the PS3 is more expensive to develop for) as you do on another platform and get less in return what usually happens is less support. We saw it last generation with the PS2 getting all the support and the Gamecube and Xbox getting less. I'm sure most developers thought the PS3 would be doing a lot better than it is by now. Sony had over a 100 million fanbase to work with. Activision surely won't be offering any exclusives unless Sony makes it worthwhile and if this keeps up the PS3 may even see less games from Activision than what they give the Xbox 360.
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 21:05:17
DarthNemesis says:
@ Random -who gives a crap? This is a PS3 site.Besides,people swear the PS3 does not sell a lot of games at all than the 360.
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 20:41:24
Shak says:
@Random Poster - This is a PS3 fan site, and also I didn't write that article.
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 17:41:13
Dustin S. says:
Seems EA makes the better games and thats where PS3 gamers are known to go...
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 17:27:57
X_Racer1 says:
If you read carefully each article was written by a different person and some people have different views on what trouncing is.
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 17:26:47
Random Poster says:
hey why didn't you write " XBOX 360 TROUNCES THE COMPETITION " like the EA revenue article
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 17:19:42
Random Poster says:
hey why didn't you write " XBOX 360 TROUNCES THE COMPETITION " like the EA revenue article
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 17:19:42
X_Racer1 says:
If you read carefully each article was written by a different person and some people have different views on what trouncing is.
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 17:26:47
Dustin S. says:
Seems EA makes the better games and thats where PS3 gamers are known to go...
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 17:27:57
Shak says:
@Random Poster - This is a PS3 fan site, and also I didn't write that article.
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 17:41:13
DarthNemesis says:
@ Random -who gives a crap? This is a PS3 site.Besides,people swear the PS3 does not sell a lot of games at all than the 360.
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 20:41:24
Khamakhazee says:
"hey why didn't you write " XBOX 360 TROUNCES THE COMPETITION " like the EA revenue article " What do you expect, a PS3 site that's not biased? Anyways this just shows the discrepancy between the PS3 and Xbox 360 and how the PS3 is still about 1/3 less in sales. As a company when you spend just as much on making games (if not more since rumor has it the PS3 is more expensive to develop for) as you do on another platform and get less in return what usually happens is less support. We saw it last generation with the PS2 getting all the support and the Gamecube and Xbox getting less. I'm sure most developers thought the PS3 would be doing a lot better than it is by now. Sony had over a 100 million fanbase to work with. Activision surely won't be offering any exclusives unless Sony makes it worthwhile and if this keeps up the PS3 may even see less games from Activision than what they give the Xbox 360.
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 21:05:17
Darkie says:
Im sorry but I had to register and say this. This article is horribly misleading and dishonest. PS3 coming in 3rd in REVENUE is completely useless information, and proves little to nothing in regards to the money PS3 is making or losing for Activision. Revenue maybe 152million, but if it cost them 150million to make and distribute those games on PS3, the profits will be a far smaller number, and PROFITS are what matter. Since I'm sure you know this, we can only come to one conclusion, that you are trying to spin the facts to shine a positive light on the PS3's mediocre performance. That is a disservice to your readers, why would you do that?
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 21:37:51
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