{"id":179027,"date":"2023-01-06T17:26:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T17:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/sony-says-playstation-5-shortage-is-over-after-surpassing-30-million-units-sold-npr\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T17:26:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T17:26:12","slug":"sony-says-playstation-5-shortage-is-over-after-surpassing-30-million-units-sold-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/sony-says-playstation-5-shortage-is-over-after-surpassing-30-million-units-sold-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony says PlayStation 5 shortage is over after surpassing 30 million units sold : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sony announced that its PlayStation 5 shortage is essentially over.<\/p>\n

The company’s gaming boss, Jim Ryan, said on Wednesday that Sony has now sold 30 million PS5’s worldwide. He noted that December 2022 was the “biggest month ever” for the console’s sales. <\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone who wants a PS5 should have a much easier time finding one at retailers globally starting from this point forward,\u201d said Ryan, the President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, as part of Sony’s 2023 Consumer Electronics Show. <\/p>\n

The console was released in November 2020, but was very difficult to obtain for most of its lifespan. A semiconductor chip shortage limited Sony’s production of new PS5 consoles. Other supply chain issues prompted by the global coronavirus pandemic didn’t help.<\/p>\n

Mostly, obtaining a PS5 required getting very lucky in an on-the-spot release of new supply, or being willing to pay significantly more than the console’s MSRP. <\/p>\n

It took until August 2022 to be deemed “almost easy to buy.” <\/p>\n

In Sony’s press conference, Ryan said supply improved steadily toward the end of 2022. Sony announced it passed 25 million units sold in November 2022, and presumably sold about five million more consoles in December 2022 alone. <\/p>\n