It does not require clairvoyant to prophesy that on millions of Christmas wishes this year the PlayStation 5 praises top priority. Sony s Daddelkiste is one of the most demanded gaming platforms on the market. Likewise, however, it is also easy to predict that there are long faces among the most Christmas trees because there is no PS5 there. The console has been sold out almost permanent since its launch in November 2020 and, if at all, only to horrendous prices in dubious private providers.
If you have hoped that this changes to Christmas business 2021, you can now bury. As the business magazine Bloomberg (payment barrier) can be reported to voice on corporate sources, Sony could not boost the sluggish production of the PS5 so far. On the contrary: The Group returns to production even further. According to the report, the company has recently reduced its production targets. Sony originally planned to produce 16 million consoles between April 2021 and March 2022, only 15 million devices from the tape should run in this period.
Component deficiency and no end in sight
The reason for this sobering step is once again the lack of components controlling the entire tech industry. According to Bloomberg, the Sony requested chips and system components for the PS5 do not arrive at the agreed time points. In addition, the fluctuating availability of Corona vaccines should continue to indulge in the production process. Nevertheless, Sony continues to sell the sale of 22.6 million PS5 consoles for the financial year starting in April 2022.
In supply of supplies, however, it is doubted according to the report that the manufacturer can produce the hardware in this extent. The currently prevailing component shortage would therefore not relax in the foreseeable future. Sony is not alone with the problem. Nintendo also reduced its sales forecast for the Switch just by 1.5 million devices and called for the chip deficiency. Valve, for the same reason, recently started his handheld Steam deck for two months.
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