The PlayStation maker hiked its group operating profit for the year ending March by 8% to 1.72 trillion yen ($10.70 billion). In the first quarter Sony sold 1.6 million PlayStation 5 consoles, roughly a third fewer than the same period a year earlier. In the ‌April-June quarter, group operating profit rose 40% to 476.5 billion ​yen due to the strength of the gaming and image ​sensors businesses. The company raised the forecast for its image sensors business, citing higher sales ​and exchange rates. For the July-September ‌quarter, analysts on average expect Sony to report an operating profit of 465 billion yen.