We still have no idea what the PlayStation 5 will cost, or the official release date in which Sony's highly anticipated next-gen console will finally hit store shelves, and there may be a pretty good reason for it; unfortunately, it could also backfire on both the company and costumers.
As reported by this Monday by Bloomberg, Sony has cut production of PlayStation 5 consoles by almost 4 million — which would lead to the company only having 11 million units available at launch, and this has been mainly due to the next-gen console's custom-designed system-on-chip.
Bloomberg reveals that this information isn't official, as it was shared to them by people "familiar with the matter." Regardless, this still sounds like pretty troubling news for, as this could mean that Sony won't be able to meet consumer demands this Holiday.
With all of that said, 11 million of PlayStation 5 units is still a pretty decent number of consoles; demand isn't necessarily the problem here, but the reason why they may have found themselves in the need of a cut as drastic as 4 million units.
It is also worth mentioning that this cut in PlayStation 5 console production only applies to this fiscal year, and it is based on an estimate. It is still very plausible that Sony could revise production targets before March of 2021, at the end of the fiscal year, and manage to decrease this reduction in console production.
Sony is expected to reveal new details about the PlayStation 5 this Wednesday, so players should expect the company to finally reveal the highly anticipated next-gen console's release date and its price.