Sony will make more PlayStation 5 than previously planned. About the Japanese branch of Bloomberg reported a few informed sources.
The company will increase the production of game consoles to meet user demand. Familiar with the situation told Interfax said that before the end of the year, Sony plans to release up to ten million units. Experts attribute the increase in supply with the increased interest in the new console generation and the demand for home entertainment during a pandemic coronavirus.
In parallel with the report Bloomberg released material Agency Nikkei that the rate of production PS5 increased by 50 percent, from five to nine million units. In the spring it was reported that the Japanese company plans to release 6 million console copies. Also, the Agency sources said that manufacture gaming devices is stepping up and Facebook, which also plans to produce 50 percent more headsets, Oculus VR, than last year.
Analysts estimated the market of gadgets for virtual reality as an emerging and promising. “During a pandemic, the gaming industry has seen in the time record amount of online players, as more consumers considered the game as home entertainment,” said a senior analyst at Counterpoint Karn Chauhan (Karn Chauhan).
In June, the President of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) Jim Ryan (Jim Ryan) said that the pandemic coronavirus will not affect the release dates of the new consoles. Despite the emergence of PlayStation 5 in the sale, the company believes that the remaining consoles of the previous generation gamers represent a huge financial potential. According to the Sony representative, of the 100 million owners of current PlayStation 4 only 15-20 million will be transferred to the new console.
