You may not be able to easily buy a PlayStation 5 until 2023, assuming demand continues and the shortage of semiconductor material continues. While Sony has stressed that it has obtained the components needed to achieve its goals, the PS5 shares the situation remains a real challenge around the world, with fans forced to pay close attention to retailers ’websites to buy the next-generation platform.
“The supply of chips will remain very tight at least until September next year,” said Takeshi Kamebuchi, director of Toshiba’s semiconductor business. “In some cases, we may find some customers who are not fully served until 2023.” Toshiba plans to invest 60 billion yen (~ 545 million dollars) to support semiconductor production over the next three years, and may even build another factory to help meet demand.
In fact, Kamebuchi made specific reference to video games, noting that “game console manufacturers are among the most requested customers and I sincerely feel their frustration, as none of them have a satisfaction of 100 % “. Therefore, the hardware could very well remain scarce until 2022 and beyond. If you don’t have a PS5 yet, we hope you can get one soon.