Sales and profits down at Sony despite steady PS4 sales

Sales and profits are down across the board at Sony, with the company's financials for the quarter ended September 30 showing a notable dip. 

Company-wide sales fell by 10.8 percent to 1.68 trillion yen ($16.7 billion), while profits dropped by 85.6 percent to 4.8 billion yen ($48 million) year-over-year. 

Looking specifically at the company's Games and Network Services wing, which houses Sony's video game operations, quarterly sales were down by 11.3 percent to 319.9 billion yen ($3.16 billion).

Operating income in the division also took a hit, falling to 19 billion yen ($188 million) from 23.1 billion yen ($220.8 million). 

According to Sony, those waning sale…