Sony's PlayStation 4 (PS4) is continuing its strong sales performance and has led the way for the company to tally a profit in the second quarter of this fiscal year.

According to USA Today, Sony announced $17.6 billion in sales in the latest quarter, which was good for a $216 million profit. Sony's sales, largely due to the PS4's dominance on the next-gen console market, increased six percent from this time last year.

In the latest quarter, Sony has sold 3.5 million video game systems, compared to 1.1 units in the same period one year ago. Released in Nov. 2013, the PS4 led the way for an astonishing 96 percent sales increase in Sony's console and network division.

Though Sony is enjoying this unexpected success, it may only soften the blow of the forecasted loss the company should be posting come the end of the fiscal year in March 2015. USA Today reported Sony's PC line shakeup, a larger scale repositioning of the company and poor smartphone sales led to the expected loss.

Since the release of the PS4 and Microsoft's Xbox One, Sony has kept a sizeable lead over all its competitors. While Nintendo has floundered with its line of Wii consoles, Microsoft has been better, but still trailing Sony significantly.

In the second quarter, Microsoft noted in a sales report it sold 1.1 million Xbox One and Xbox 360 units, the same amount Sony sold in last year's second quarter, before the PS4's release. When comparing it to Sony's report, the PlayStation outsold the Xbox three-to-one in the latest quarter.

However, despite Nintendo's recent struggles, Sony finally claimed the spot of most-selling video game systems. Nintendo had held that spot for eight years, BBC News reported.

Sony expects to sell 17 million PlayStation units by the end of the fiscal year, which would be the most in three years. As well as increased sales through the PlayStation network, Sony also predicts the PS4 will continue to drive video game sales.

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