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\nSony has reportedly decided to delay its previous plan to discontinue PlayStation 4 manufacturing, in light of the ongoing supply problems which still plague PS5.<\/p>\n

PS4 manufacturing had been set to cease at the end of 2021, Bloomberg<\/a> reported today, but has been extended throughout 2022 – meaning around a million more last-gen consoles will now be created. <\/p>\n

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Sony has reportedly decided to delay its previous plan to discontinue PlayStation 4 manufacturing, in light of the ongoing supply problems which still plague PS5. PS4 manufacturing had been set to cease at the end of 2021, Bloomberg reported today, but has been extended throughout 2022 – meaning around a million more last-gen consoles will now be created. 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