Profit at sony 's games and networt services business will rise to 135 billion yen ,on anticipated sales of ps4 consoles this year . The company is looking to cement its lead over Microsoft Corp's Xbox One and Nintendo co's wii U consoles by launching a virtual-reality headset in 2016 .
The playStation VR will be avaiable to the more than 36 million people who already own a PS4 when it goes on sale in october for 399 donla.
Last month, Sony predicted that profit at its movie business will climb 12% this fiscal year to 43 billion yen.
The opening weekend for The Angry Birds Movie ,a Sony-distributed film adaptation of the popular smartphone game ,generated more than 38 million at the box office in the US and Cannada ,according to comScore Inc.
The movie line-up this year also includes Ghostbusters and Inferno .
Profit in music business will decline 28% to 63 billion yen ,'sony forecast in April. ',sales will slide 11% from last year , whem earning included Adele's record-breaking 25 BLOOMBERG