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Sony has reportedly reduced its production forecast for the PlayStation 5 again because of “component and logistics constraints”.<\/p>\n

Sony had previously targeted more than 16m units assembled in the year ending March, but that has now been cut to 15m units, according to Bloomberg<\/a> sources. This will make its target of 14.8m PS5 sales by March more difficult.<\/p>\n

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Sony has reportedly reduced its production forecast for the PlayStation 5 again because of “component and logistics constraints”. Sony had previously targeted more than 16m units assembled in the year ending March, but that has now been cut to 15m units, according to Bloomberg sources. This will make its target of 14.8m PS5 sales by March more difficult. 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