The PlayStation 5 might not be able to meet demands if a recent report is to be believed. Due to faults in the components, Sony reports producing millions less units than they initially expected.
The core chip, designed with AMD, seems to be the main culprit for Sony’s manufacturing problems. This chip is a so-called system-on-a-chip, meaning it covers several functions on a single chip. Half the parts produced weren’t fit to ship, which has delayed manufacturing immensely. And while the figure is improving, it has yet to reach stable levels.
Still Within Expectations
However, the number of PS5 units that are ready are still within Sony’s expected numbers. After cutting the expected number of units ready by four million, the company still has an estimated 11 million units ready for shipment. So while the manufacturing issues has lowered the number, it is still within a reasonable amount.
In a twist of fate, the COVID-19 pandemic increased demand for the PS5. So the company originally only planned to have five-six million PS5 units produced by the end of March. But recent demands had Sony sharply increase its production.
Sony are holding an online event tomorrow on September 16th. And it is likely they will reveal a final price and release date for the console. The console will come in two variations; one with a disc drive and one without it. It’s difficult to say though whether Sony will have enough consoles ready to meet the demand.
We’ve already discussed the PlayStation 5 here on Bagogames. And we struggle to feel that excited about it due to the lack of information and lackluster launch games. So hopefully as more info comes out, we will feel a stronger reason to buy it.
Until then, it seems Sony might have some issues getting enough units out to meet demand. And hopefully we won’t have any defective consoles going on if the defect rate on the CPUs is this high.
Source: The Verge