In a blog post published Monday, Isabelle Tomatis, Sony’s vice president of hardware, announced that it is “increasing supply” of PlayStation 5 game consoles after more than two years of shortages. “If you’re looking to buy a PS5 console, you should be able to find it easily at retailers around the world,” she wrote.
It’s the second time this month that Sony has publicly said it believes its PlayStation 5 supply issues have been resolved, the first being a press conference at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show.
In a blog post, Tomatis attributed his struggles so far to “unprecedented demand.” That seems to be true, according to analysts who monitor Sony and the video game industry, but other factors may be at play, such as pandemic-related supply restrictions on some components.
After thanking you for your patience over the past few years, Tomatis noted that people in the US, UK, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg should be able to purchase at least one bundle or standalone console. Through the direct.playstation.com store. Sure enough, I checked the US store and there are multiple models available now. Only the discless digital download model is sold out.
Additionally, the US version of nowinstock.net indicates that, at the time of publication, the console is currently available from Walmart, with pre-orders delayed by Amazon. Of course, supply is likely to vary by region and may shift again in the future.
The PlayStation 5 sold in its first year almost like its predecessor in the same timeframe, despite Sony’s struggles to make the unit available or ship it to consumers. .
Sony’s announcement to provide supply to meet demand for the base console comes between two major accessory launches: the release of the DualSense Edge controller last week, and the February release date for PlayStation VR2. .
Timing is important. The PlayStation VR was a very successful VR headset at the time, but Sony needs to make sure people get the PlayStation 5 so they can buy his VR2.
