This holiday season will be the first where we have full PlayStation 5 inventory in all regions. A quote from Eric Lempel, Head of Business Operations at Sony
When it launched, it was almost in sync with the competing Xbox Series
However, supply chains have been disrupted due to health measures, leading to a global shortage of semiconductors needed to make many devices with electronic components, including cars (new window), graphics cards and… console games. (new window)
Gamers who managed to get their hands on a PlayStation 5 console during this time, many of them had to wait outside retail stores for hours – or even an entire night. Others preferred to pay the highest price, often double, from online retailers who used sometimes considered dishonest methods such as robots (new window) to buy PS5 stocks online once they were restocked.
More than a bad memory
That time is now a bad memory for video game fans, as the supply chain has been fully restored worldwide, according to Sony.
This announcement comes a few weeks after PlayStation unveiled a more compact model (new window) of its fifth-generation console, known for its particularly large size.
Sony claimed in July that it had sold more than 40 million copies of its games console so far (new window) and estimates that sales will reach 25 million in 2023.
The sequel to the popular game “Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales”, “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2” is available exclusively for the PlayStation 5 console.
Photo: Marvel
The video game Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, which is exclusive to the console and was released on October 20th (new window), is also very popular with gamers. According to the Japanese company, more than 2.5 million copies were sold in 24 hours, making it the fastest-selling title in the history of Sony’s console.