Good News! Sony Secures Lots Of Chips For PS5 Sales This Year

Buying a PS5 is indeed difficult for gamers these days. (photo: Sony)

JAKARTA - The Sony PlayStation 5 (PS5) has seemed hard to come by since its release last year, partly due to a chip shortage caused by the COVID-19 virus pandemic. But according to Sony's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Hiroki Totoki, the company has now secured enough chips to meet its production target this year.

According to a Reuters report via CNET, Thursday, August 5, during Sony's earnings call yesterday, Totoki said the company has enough chips to hit its 14.8 million PS5 target this fiscal year.

Yesterday's first-quarter earnings report also showed a profit for the quarter of $2.57 billion, more than the $2.02 billion Sony reported a year earlier, and the $1.89 billion expected by market analysts.

Additionally, Sony also confirmed in the report that the PS5's price for the Digital Edition is $399, while the Standard Edition's $499 is impacting its profit, as the company sold the console at a loss over the past year, but will start making a profit of $499 per console this year. future.

Buying a PS5 is indeed difficult for gamers these days. PS5 restocks happen sporadically, and retailers have a limited number to buy, which sell out in a matter of minutes.

Worse, the growth in the number of scalpers also occurs simultaneously, they use bots to buy multiple consoles at once. The retailer has taken action to reduce bot sales, but it doesn't seem to have much effect.

Not long ago, Sony also made history with the fastest selling PS5 compared to its predecessor. Sony's newest gaming console, which was launched last November, has caused a stir worldwide by selling more than 10 million units globally during the nine months of launch, making it the fastest-selling PlayStation console in history.

No wonder this achievement, because since the launch of the PS5 sales figures immediately shot up, selling more than 4.5 million units even before the end of 2020. This record continued into the new year, surpassing the Xbox Series X as time went on.