Actually, Sony was optimistic about PS5 sales for 2022.
According to recent reports, the semiconductor shortage is hitting the company harder than expected.
A few months ago, Sony was still optimistic: By the end of March 2022, the company planned to sell a total of over 22 million PS5 consoles * - despite the global semiconductor shortage.
Sony has ensured that there is a sufficient supply of hardware components.
But as
Bloomberg
now reports, this goal may not be achieved after all.
As a result, the company has lowered its own production forecast from 16 million to 15 million manufactured consoles.
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PS5 availability: poor outlook for the holiday season
Fewer consoles produced logically mean that the PS5 * will be more difficult to get than hoped.
Therefore, it looks very bleak for this year's Christmas business
.
Anyone who hopes to be able to pack a PS5 under the Christmas tree should have an alternative ready.
The introduction of PlayStation Direct in Germany does not change anything - Sony has recently started selling the PS5 directly on its own website, but only to selected customers.
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PS5: Probably not always available in 2022 either
According to
Bloomberg
, Sony not only has problems with semiconductor contingents, but
also with shipping logistics
.
The problems are partly due to the uneven introduction of vaccines in the countries where Sony manufactures chips.
Other console manufacturers such as Nintendo or Valve with the brand new Steam Deck were severely restricted as a result.
The head of Intel, Pat Gelsinger, recently expressed to CNBC also skeptical about an improvement of the situation in the near future.
He reckons that the semiconductor shortage could drag on until 2023.
Therefore, the PS5 will probably be difficult to get next year as well.
(Ök)
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