Sony has announced that it will ramp up production of the PlayStation 5 in preparation for the holiday shopping season. The company is still planning to hit its sales forecast of 18 million units for fiscal year 2022. new financial statements A report published on July 29 revealed that “substantial improvements” in the supply chain will create more leeway for console makers.
Getting a PS5 was almost impossibleA global pandemic, now fueled by a series of new Omicron variants, has led to shortages of various components required to manufacture the system. A shortage of semiconductor supplies has prevented Sony from producing his PS5 fast enough to meet demand. But all that is about to change, according to the company’s latest earnings report.
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“At this time, there is no change to our forecast of 18 million PlayStation 5 hardware sales in 2022,” Sony wrote in its report. “However, as we have recovered from the impact of the lockdown in Shanghai and our component supply has improved significantly, we are working to bring more supplies forward for the holiday season.”
This is good news… hey. Every time Sony replenishes his PS5 inventory, whether on digital shelves or in physical stores, sold out in minutesSo Sony basically planning to bring more consoles to the market means that there is actually a chance to secure the bag (or “box” in this context). I think so, but I get it). However, we’re talking about the “holiday sale season” here. This could mean Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Christmas, and any other shopping days in that 2-3 month period. Get ready to fight some people.
Kotaku We’ve reached out to Sony for comment.
