The tech company has sold 7.8 million PS5s since its launch in November and through March 31, 2021.
Sony acknowledged that it will continue to have problems supplying its next-generation console, PlayStation 5 (PS5), to merchants and gamers in 2022, due to a lack of supplies of components such as semiconductors as a result of the pandemic.
The technology company has sold 7.8 million PlayStation 5 (PS5) since its launch in November to March 31, 2021, and expects to sell at least 14.8 million in the current fiscal year.
The estimates included in the last report of its financial results take into account the problem that has affected the technology industry for a year: the lack of supplies in essential elements, such as semiconductors, necessary to manufacture the electronic device processors, present in mobile phones or game consoles.
In a meeting with analysts, Sony said that it is being a challenge to respond to the demand for PS5, as reported in Bloomberg. Specifically, the head of finance, Hiroki Totoki, would have indicated that the company does not believe that demand will calm this year and that even producing more units they will be able to catch up with it, according to sources present.
