{"id":220747,"date":"2025-09-30T05:23:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T05:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2149006"},"modified":"2025-09-30T05:23:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T05:23:38","slug":"sony-expects-it-will-continue-to-struggle-to-meet-ps5-demand-into-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/sony-expects-it-will-continue-to-struggle-to-meet-ps5-demand-into-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony expects it will continue to struggle to meet PS5 demand into 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sony-expects-it-will-continue-to-struggle-to-meet-ps5-demand-into-2022.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The constrained supply of the PlayStation 5 will continue into 2022, Sony has warned.<\/p>\n<p>The company&#8217;s CFO, Hiroki Totoki, said Sony will struggle to meet demand even with a supply boost, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-05-10\/sony-warns-tight-playstation-5-supply-to-extend-into-next-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reported (paywall).<\/p>\n<p>As most know, the PS5 is incredibly hard to buy at the moment, with stock snapped up as soon as it goes on sale. The console has also been the focus of scalpers, who sell on for an inflated price. Retailers have struggled to prevent new consoles from getting into the hands of scalper groups, some of which sell membership to their services. The situation got so bad, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-02-25-uk-government-responds-to-petition-calling-for-law-change-to-combat-console-scalping\">the government issued an official response to an online petition<\/a> calling for a change in the law to tackle console scalping.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-05-10-sony-expects-it-will-continue-to-struggle-to-meet-ps5-demand-into-2022\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-05-10-sony-expects-it-will-continue-to-struggle-to-meet-ps5-demand-into-2022\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The constrained supply of the PlayStation 5 will continue into 2022, Sony has warned. The company&#8217;s CFO, Hiroki Totoki, said Sony will struggle to meet demand even with a supply boost, Bloomberg reported (paywall). As most know, the PS5 is incredibly hard to buy at the moment, with stock snapped up as soon as it goes on sale. The console has also been the focus of scalpers, who sell on for an inflated price. Retailers have struggled to prevent new consoles from getting into the hands of scalper groups, some of which sell membership to their services. The situation got so bad, the government issued an official response to an online petition calling for a change in the law to tackle console scalping. 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