After a good news about the PS5, referring to the increase in image quality, here comes the blow. According to the latest news coming to us from Bloomberg, it seems that this Christmas we will not see any PlayStation 5 on the shelves. The chip crisis is now raging in every technological area: first cars, then smartphones and now also consul. But let's go and see the Forecasts of the next few months made by the authoritative newspaper.
The PS5 will be in short supply for the rest of 2021. It will be next year, God willing, the decisive one. The chip crisis is the culprit
The story of the chip crisis linked to the PS5 is a matter that has not yet been made known to the public. Bloomberg reported that Sony had originally planned to raise 16 million consul between April 2021 and March 2022. Now the release plan for the current fiscal year has been reduced to 15 million. You will say, only 1 million less than what was decided: yes, but they are not petty.
Publicly, Sony has pledged to sell 14.8 million PS5 consoles to the public in the current fiscal year. Therefore, the revision of the downward plans was not too obvious. However, the decline in forecasts shows how limited sales will be for the foreseeable future. The planned production of 16 million consoles has allowed Sony to reach its annual sales target and secure additional inventory for next year.
Sony is facing logistics and component supply problems as the industry faces one international chip shortage Without precedents. Parts don't always arrive on time. Furthermore, the difficulty of vaccination in some countries of the world and the coronavirus complicate operations at manufacturing bases, Bloomberg said in its report.
That said, Sony expects that 22.6 million PS5s will be sold in the next year fiscal, starting April 2022. However, manufacturing partners reportedly believe achieving this will be difficult.
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