(a 15% increase on a constant currency basis) to 617.7 billion yen (5,325million U.S. dollars). This increase was primarily due to an increase in PlayStation®4 (”PS4") software salesincluding sales through the network and the contribution of PlayStation®VR which was launched in October 2016,partially offset by the impact of foreign exchange rates as well as the impact of a price reduction for PS4 hardware.yen year-on-year to 50.0 billion yen (431 million U.S. dollars). Thissignificant increase was primarily due to PS4 hardware cost reductions and the above-mentioned increase in PS4software sales, partially offset by the effects of the price reduction for PS4 hardware. During the current quarter,there was a 1.4 billion yen positive impact from foreign exchange rate fluctuations.