Accompanying the report on Sony's entertainment area, its president Jim Ryan gave good news for those who are still waiting for a PlayStation 5, more than a year and a half after its debut. Problems related to the semiconductor crisis due to the pandemic are still causing inconvenience to the manufacturer, but there is growing optimism and Sony hopes to increase production of the consoles in the near future.
According to Reuters agency, Sony stated that due to the lack of components, the PS5 has not yet surpassed the sales of its predecessor, but that difference will be closed in the third year after launch and in the following year it will even surpass the installed base of the PS4. It is the company's most optimistic forecast, numbers that could be historic if there were no semiconductor crisis.
"We are planning a strong increase in console production, to a level we have never reached before”, said Jim Ryan, referring to improvements related to assembly lines in China after the isolation of the pandemic.
BUT: Sony has sold 13,4 million units of Playstation 5
In this sense, Sony forecasts 18 million PS5 units sold in the current fiscal year, which ends in March 2023, compared to the 11,5 million sold in 2021. And not to be dependent only on its consoles, PC and mobile are growing bets for the future, as well as games in the format of online services, and this was the reason for the acquisition of Bungie.
The company also highlighted the commercial strategy based on the sale of hardware, services such as PS Plus and the new generation of its PS VR2 virtual reality system. And it establishes PC and mobile audiences as an audience, in addition to consoles. In addition to video games, the company maintains its commitment to cinema and television, with the upcoming release of The Last of Us on HBO, Uncharted films and even the Crunchyroll service that is present on PS5.
In its presentation on the PS VR2 system, the manufacturer highlights the simplicity of connecting the system via just one wire, higher resolution, as well as its ergonomic controls, with haptic feedback🇧🇷 Sony has also confirmed the arrival of 20 titles between internal productions and partners on launch day, although no date has been announced. Among them is the already announced Horizon: Call of the Mountain.
