Rare! Sony Begins To Struggle To Meet PlayStation 5 Demand

Sony PlayStation 5 (The Verge)

JAKARTA - Demand for PS5 consoles is predicted to become scarce in 2022. The scarcity is a result of a lack of supply of semiconductor components. Sony also began to struggle to meet consumer demand.

"I don't think demand will ease this year and if we put in more devices and produce more PlayStation 5 units next year. Our supply will not be able to meet demand," said Hiroki Totoki as Sony's Chief Financial Officer, as quoted by Bloomberg on Tuesday, May 11.

Hiroki added that sony must boost the production of the console immediately to ensure the availability of ps5 in its official outlets. Despite the pandemic, ps5 demand remains as high as usual. The pandemic did not affect playstation 5 console sales.

"We've sold over 100 million PlayStation 4 units and given the market share and reputation, I can't imagine demand going down easily," he added.

However, playstation network active users decreased monthly. Recorded in January to March its users amounted to 109 million. In fact, in the previous quarter active users of PlayStation Network has reached 114 million.

Ps5 sales until March 31, 2021, Sony managed to sell as many as 7.8 million units. Japan's largest gaming company has targeted console sales of 14.8 million units this year.

First launched in November 2020, ps5 console has been available periodically in various countries. In Indonesia itself, PS5 bar is available in January 2021.

It turns out that sony is not the only one that has difficulty getting components to produce its console. Its competitor Nintendo is experiencing the same problem. In fact, the company is targeting the production of consoles as much as 28-29 million. They are targeting sales of 25.5 million console units by March 2022.