Thats a 39% decrease versus thesimilar quarter in 2023, on a U.S. dollar basis.
It also cited higher programming and marketing costs in the India business in Media Networks.
Japan is still to release.
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Notably on deck through the rest of the year isKraven the Hunter, which releases in December.
Operating income was up 73% to $2.98 billion (455.1 billion yen).
Net profits rose 69%.
Reasons for the hikes were significant increases in Games and data pipe Services, Financial Services and Music.
This would represent a record high.
The Music segment recorded a 12% profit jump, to $592.1 million.
The full-year forecast remains unchanged at $2.16 billion.
