{"id":10004543,"date":"2021-05-10T15:07:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T20:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsledge.com\/?p=10004543"},"modified":"2021-05-10T15:07:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T20:07:39","slug":"that-ps5-shortage-aint-going-away-anytime-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsledge.com\/that-ps5-shortage-aint-going-away-anytime-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"That PS5 Shortage Ain\u2019t Going Away Anytime Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Finding a PlayStation 5 for retail prices has been a real headache for a while. And Sony says it\u2019s not going to get better anytime soon. While chatting with analysts, Sony warned they probably wouldn\u2019t be able to meet demand through 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think demand is calming down this year and even if we secure a lot more devices and produce many more units of the PS5 next year, our supply wouldn\u2019t be able to catch up with demand,\u201d Totoki told analysts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-05-10\/sony-warns-tight-playstation-5-supply-to-extend-into-next-year\">according to Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These comments differ slightly from those made by SIE CEO Jim Ryan, who struck a more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/jim-ryan-says-playstation-has-been-quietly-investing-in-ps5-exclusives\/\">hopeful tone last month<\/a>. \u201cWe are asking our suppliers to allow us to increase production, which will flow into the market this year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A global chip shortage is causing issues across the board. Graphics cards, PlayStations, Xboxes, and Nintendo Switches are all difficult to find. Toss scalpers and bots into the mix, and it takes a lot of hunting (and waiting) to find these products at retail prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Auction sites like StockX are a popular way for scalpers to make a quick buck flipping new console hardware. With StockX, you can even track how many sales have been made. About 140,000 PlayStation 5\u2019s (US version) have been sold. And if you want one today, you\u2019re going to be paying close to <a href=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/sony-ps5-playstation-5-blu-ray-edition-console-white\">$800<\/a> for the Blu-Ray version and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/sony-ps5-playstation-5-digital-edition-console-white\">$720<\/a> for the digital version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Xbox Series X isn\u2019t quite as expensive at <a href=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/microsoft-xbox-series-x-console-black\">$660<\/a> today. Think these prices are ridiculous? Don\u2019t even look at GPUs. 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