If you happen to or a liked one has been struggling to discover a PlayStation 5 since its launch in 2020, Sony says the field must be simpler to search out in your retailer of alternative in 2023.
Sony Interactive Leisure President Jim Ryan mentioned throughout the firm’s Shopper Electronics Presentation final evening that “everybody who desires a PS5 ought to have a a lot simpler time discovering one at retailers globally, ranging from this level ahead.” (shoutout to The Verge) You heard it right here, people, the scarcity is over, in accordance with Sony, a minimum of. On the finish of final 12 months, Kotaku seemed into the standing of PS5 (and Xbox Sequence X) availability, and located the methods have been, a minimum of marginally, extra accessible than they have been after launch. So some tangible progress has been made since 2020. Again in December, Sony mentioned it had resolved supply issues in Asian territories, however right here in January, it claims to have overcome this worldwide.
Regardless of this, the tech business is coping with semiconductor shortages which have made manufacturing gadgets just like the PS5 far more troublesome, and a few estimate this scarcity will final properly into 2023 (and probably 2024). So simply how accessible the console will likely be within the coming months stays to be seen.
As of this writing, scalpers are nonetheless promoting PlayStation 5 consoles at inflated costs on websites like eBay, although they’re a lot nearer to the system’s shelf worth of $499. If Sony could make good on its promise that the scarcity is over, hopefully the console is extra extensively accessible in 2023 and at its typical asking worth.
Whatever the provide points, the PlayStation 5 has nonetheless managed to promote fairly properly, as Sony additionally introduced at its CES convention that the console has surpassed 30 million models bought since its launch in 2020.