Sony’s PlayStation chief has promised greater supplies of the PS5 as the year progresses, though gamers hoping to skip restock hell and reseller price gouging
Sony’s PlayStation chief has promised greater supplies of the PS5 as the year progresses, though gamers hoping to skip restock hell and reseller price gouging may still find themselves disappointed by the end of 2021. Shortages of the PlayStation 5 have proved to be a bigger deal than the console itself, as despite 4.5 million sales of the console in the last two months of 2020, demand still outstrips supply. As Microsoft has discovered with its own Xbox Series X supply chain issues, Sony’s challenge is the unexpected constraints of the semiconductor industry. The console-maker finds itself competing with customers looking for smartphone chips, silicon for automotive applications, and more, as the pandemic-pinched industry struggles to keep up.
