Sony announces an increase in PS5 supply, saying that more than two years of shortages are over

CTOnews.com, January 31 (Xinhua)-- in a blog post on Monday, Sony hardware Vice President Isabel Tomatis (Isabelle Tomatis) announced an "increased supply" of PlayStation 5 game consoles after more than two years of shortages. "if you want to buy an PS5, it should be easier to find it at retailers around the world," she wrote.

This is the second time this month that Sony has publicly announced that its PlayStation 5 supply dilemma is over, the first at a press conference at this year's Consumer Electronics Show.

In his blog post, Tomatis attributed the previous shortages to "unprecedented demand". According to analysts watching Sony and the video game industry, this seems to be true, but there may be other factors at play, such as supply restrictions on some components related to the outbreak.

After thanking potential PlayStation buyers for their patience over the past few years, Tomatis pointed out that players in the United States, Britain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg should be able to buy at least one PS5 console through Sony's direct.playstation.com store.

CTOnews.com learned that, despite supply shortages, PlayStation 5 sold almost as well in its first year as its predecessors.

It's worth mentioning that the PlayStation VR2 will go on sale next month, and Sony needs to make sure that people can buy the PlayStation 5 so that they can buy the VR2.