Earlier in May, Sony released its fiscal year report for the past twelve months. Amongst the inevitable dryness of financial reporting it offered an intriguing look into the wider economic challenges the PlayStation platform-holder is facing, and the solutions it has in mind. And all that is framed, notably, in the run up to the inevitable next generation of consoles. Not only that, a coinciding presentation by CEO Hiroki Totoki put Sony's keen interest in AI on full display , with the company seemingly embracing the technology, in certain forms, even as it admits the generative AI boom has hurt its console sales. Here's a trailer reel for the biggest PlayStation game. Watch on YouTube To dig through Sony's big business reveals, Eurogamer spoke with Rhys Elliot, video game analyst at Alinea Analytics, to uncover what all these numbers and corporate talk means for the games industry giant - and likewise, what it all means for you. The impact of RAM shortages: lower PS5 sales, potentially higher prices?…