PS5: according to Sony, the shortage could last in 2022

Even if the next-gen games are not legion, even if it is often advisable not to buy a day one console, for all that, PS5 owners should certainly not regret having given in to the temptation. Indeed, getting hold of the machine from Sony Interactive Entertainment is almost a miracle, unless of course you go through sites where you can find the beast at an exorbitant price.

In short, all this to say that the situation may not improve, while the Japanese manufacturer still thought a few months ago sufficient sotcks by next summer. In a paper published by Bloomberg, the financial director Hiroki Totoki believes the lingering semiconductor shortage should force management to reconsider its plans. “I don’t think the demand will decrease this year, […] and even if we produce even more PlayStation 5s, we will not be able to keep up with the demand“he said according to a number of people who naturally prefer to remain anonymous.

Before adding: “We have sold over 100 million PlayStation 4. Given our market share and popularity, I don’t see demand going so easily.“For the record, between November 2020 and March 2021, the PS5 sold more than 7.8 million copies, or 300,000 consoles better than the PS4 (7.5 million) over the same period of time. On March 31, 2022, the Japanese group hopes to have sold some 14.8 million PS5.

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