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[Elektro Demon]

https://wccftech.com/ps5-xbox-series-x-or-both-may-be-delayed-due-to-covid-19-says-dfc/

Coronavirus is getting all the headlines and we suspect the phenomenon isn't dying down anytime soon, as much as we'd like that to happen. The latest news comes from a fresh DFC Intelligence report, issued recently by the games industry research firm established in 1994.

According to DFC Intelligence, there's a very real chance that one or both the next-generation consoles from Sony and Microsoft, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, will miss their scheduled Holiday 2020 release window due to supply chain issues caused by COVID-19.

Coronavirus is likely to have a major short-term impact on the delivery of both systems. There is a strong likelihood one or both systems will not make a 2020 launch. If the systems do launch, supply will likely be constrained and initial pricing could be higher than expected.
Currently, the economy is in an unprecedented state of uncertainty. Even if the situation clears up in a few weeks, the ability to manufacture and release a high-end new game system has already been severely impacted.

AMD, which supplies custom SoC for both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, said only a short while ago that next-gen is still on track. However, the possibility of a delay cannot be discarded yet with the pandemic slowly subsiding in China but just about exploding in Europe and North America.

It's not all doom and gloom from the latest DFC Intelligence report for Sony and Microsoft, however, as the research firm agrees with IHS Markit's Piers Harding-Rolls that consumer demand should be 'stronger than ever' whenever they launch.

The good news is that consumer demand is likely to be stronger than ever. Demand will far exceed supply and long-term that could increase overall sales. In addition, the abundance of government and public caution should help assure this is a comparatively short-term crisis.
Both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X will release to record consumer demand. The challenge Sony and Microsoft face is making sure they release systems that meet expectations. Given the current situation, waiting to make sure they get the initial product right is the most prudent choice.

Needless to say, we'll be taking a close look at any reports, rumors and news on the impact of the Coronavirus on the launch of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Meanwhile, stay tuned on Wccftech

 

[Hotty Botty]

Yeah, at this point I’d be surprised if they weren’t delayed to an early 2021 launch.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

At first I didn’t think next gen release would be affected but with how everything is shaking out, I could definitely see early 2021 happening

 

[Entroyp]

I’m pretty sure both next gen consoles will be delayed to next year.

They should give us 16 TF machines on November 2021 to compensate.

 

[Moses85]

There are enough Chinese still in good shape.
No way they will be delayed

 

[Psykodad]

This is the real problem.

 

[un1que]

I’d be gutted if they got delayed. Was really looking forward to this Christmas. Just gotta hope I guess

 

[Hobbygaming]

I hope not too many more games get delayed. 2020's release schedule is insanely good

 

[CrustyBritches]

"The consoles might release at a higher price and be supply constrained...but on a positive note the demand should be higher than ever."

This could end up like PS2 with only 500K units in the US, buying consoles from scalpers out of the trunk of a car in the parking lot of Best Buy.

 

[-Arcadia-]

Yeah. With the way new hardware is made, often coming right down to the line and with limited units, I could really see a month or so of non-production being devastating to their schedule.

It would really suck. I guess to look on the bright side, more polished launch games, and time to save up (esp for those of us with older TVs)?

 

[alabtrosMyster]

That took a while for them to wake up, I would be surprised if we had new consoles (or maybe even consoles) at some point this year... Maybe I'll be able to make tons of money selling my PS4 to some quarantined bored person at some point?

 

[Elektro Demon]

That took a while for them to wake up, I would be surprised if we had new consoles (or maybe even consoles) at some point this year... Maybe I'll be able to make tons of money selling my PS4 to some quarantined bored person at some point?

That ain't cool man. Profiting off of other people's misfortune is shady.

 

[Sosokrates]

I’m pretty sure both next gen consoles will be delayed to next year.

They should give us 16 TF machines on November 2021 to compensate.

Unlikely, such a dramatic performance increase would likely require a silicon redesign.

Its why i find these rumours of multiple PS5 devkits to be not the full story, sony are not designing multiple pieces of silicon.
I think its more likely to be different clock speeds, rdna1 vs rdna2, maybe different memory amounts and bandwidth, after the early devkits they dont change drastically.

 

[ipukespiders]

That ain't cool man. Profiting off of other people's misfortune is shady.

Real gamers have been living in isolation all their lives.

 

[Shin]

Apple on the other hand is closing shops world wide yet keeping those in China open because the situation there is/has gotten better.
Looking at large retailers here and supermarkets, everyone and their suppliers are doing their job to keep shelves filled.
I'm inclined to think that a delay won't happen, but sales will probably more through online than physical stores (like that wasn't already happening anyway).

 

[Kerotan]

I’m pretty sure both next gen consoles will be delayed to next year.

They should give us 16 TF machines on November 2021 to compensate.

Is that even possible or just a pipedream?

 

[Karmic Raze]

I really hope they aren’t delayed. I want my PS5 in November, damn it. I’ll be ordering mine online as soon as pre-orders go up, because there’s no way in hell I am missing out on getting it on launch date.

 

[Andodalf]

Is that even possible or just a pipedream?

Not at any realistic price. Especially not with AMD/an APU in general. XSX at 12TF is using RDNA2, and RDNA 3 probably wont be out till 2022

 

[Entroyp]

Is that even possible or just a pipedream?

Pipedream

 

[Velius]

Goddammit China. You had one job

 

[Pantz]

I could almost go for a delay at this point. Being out of work due to the virus might make it tough to afford both premium consoles.

 

[Represent.]

Its naive to think there wont be a delay at this point. Literally everything is cancelled or delayed, and Sony has been quiet as fuck. Next gen is coming in 2021.

Hopefully they up the power on these things even more then.

 

[Elektro Demon]

Its naive to think there wont be a delay at this point. Literally everything is cancelled or delayed, Sony has been quiet as fuck. Its coming in 2021.

Hopefully they up the power on these things even more then.

Not likely to happen, that would require some serious overhaul and engineering.

 

[CJY]

I don't think this economy is going to recover enough to point where the release of the NextGen consoles makes any sense. At least, not until there's a vaccine. Current estimates suggest that we won't be seeing vaccine until 2021 at the earliest.

 

[CitizenX3639]

Without any of them releasing anything that wont run on current gen, a delay is not good.

 

[alabtrosMyster]

That ain't cool man. Profiting off of other people's misfortune is shady.

I know, but I will need the money to buy 1 or 2 rolls of toilet paper

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

Watch Microsoft overwork their factories just so they can get a headstart in the next gen infinity war.

Remember kids: RRoD was because of their headstart back in 2005

 

[DoctaThompson]

In 2021, hopefully AMD can top Nvidia's midrange card from 2018/19 in pc's and consoles. Fuck coronavirus.

 

[dolabla]

Sucks, but kind of expected at this point.

 

[Portugeezer]

Too early to say, but sure, it ""may"" be delayed. Wtf c'mon, just wait a few more weeks to get a more accurate picture.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

"The consoles might release at a higher price and be supply constrained...but on a positive note the demand should be higher than ever."

This could end up like PS2 with only 500K units in the US, buying consoles from scalpers out of the trunk of a car in the parking lot of Best Buy.

Well, the excitement around PS2 was on a completely different level. In that there was excitement.

 

[Airbus Jr]

Good this is the right decision

 

[VlaudTheImpaler]

This just got me thinking that Scarlett might actually be a bigger boon than expected to MS if the prices rise due to the state of the economy... We'll just have to wait and see how this affects prices.

 

[greencoder]

That's a good thing.

 

[Barakov]

Wouldn't be surprised. Seems like everyone is in full panic mode right now.

 

[iiStryker]

Considering the games that are still coming to the current consoles and the fact that neither seems to have any killer software ready for either of the new consoles it wouldn’t bother me.

im not going to upgrade simply for the sake of upgrading. They both need to show me playable games that are killer apps only capable on the new machines.

right now I’m playing Dark Souls Remastered and Dragon’s Dogma and the top games are minecraft and Fortnite none of which benefits from new hardware imo

 

[Flick]

It’s more likely that the PS5 is going To be delayed though. Maybe that’s why Sony isn’t taking too much about the PS5?
According to rumors Sony is using a special SSD and a special cooling system, whereas Microsoft is using standard stuff, so that’s why PS5 might get delayed.

 

[Flick]

For PS4 gamers, this wouldn’t be a problem because there are games available to play and also in the pipeline..

Xbox only gamers:

WTF. What is this console warrior shit?
Why is this the knee jerk reaction every single time….

Are you suggesting Xbox doesn’t have games? People buy them as paper weights?
I mean Sony, Nintendo, PC, and Microsoft all have their exclusives. But those are a drop in the bucket compared to the multi-platform games.

Just look at Game Pass, tons of Games Xbox gamers can play for free basically. In fact, Ori just got released and it’s fantastic!

Also, don’t forget this:

Wccftech - 505 Games, Activision, Nintendo 2019’s Best Publishers Says Metacritic, Sony Not in Top 20

Metacritic has gone over their 2019 data and published their list of best-reviewed publishers of 2019. This isn’t a simple case of just looking at each publisher’s average Metacritic score – there’s a whole new methodology this year, with Metacritic assigning each publisher a score based on the...

www.neogaf.com

Microsoft is at #7. Sony not even in the Top 20!

 

[womfalcs3]

Well, Xbox kind of released much of its specs publicly. Would they have to take that back and wait for technology/cost improvements next year?

 

[Flick]

Well, Xbox kind of released much of its specs publicly. Would they have to take that back and wait for technology/cost improvements next year?

LOL do you really think anyone would change anything with their specs? Not going to happen.
Designing a nextgen console TAKES YEARS. Not a few months.

the consoles will stay the same.

 

[Kagey K]

I don’t think either one will be delayed, we might see bigger shortages then we were expecting and drip feeds into the supply chain, but there’s no way either of these systems miss their launch date.

 

[Elektro Demon]

UPDATE
Industry analyst says that there will be no delay.
https://wccftech.com/xbox-series-x-ps5-no-signs-delay-2020/

 

[gamerforever]

If the price increases to £700 in the short term at launch will people get one?

 

[Slings and Arrows]

That ain't cool man. Profiting off of other people's misfortune is shady.

The alcohol, entertainment and porn industries have done this for donkey's years.

 

[I Love Rock 'n' Roll]

What kind of delay? 6 months or one full year?

 

[@gkTH]

Not surprise, as expected.
In Asia, China is getting better and under control.
I personally expect, if it's actually delayed, the new date would mark around Q1 2021.

 

[Neofire]

Unless a vaccine is created quickly, I would be surprised if they weren't delayed. If they some how do release, they will be extremely supply constrained.

 

[Flick]

Watch Microsoft overwork their factories just so they can get a headstart in the next gen infinity war.

Remember kids: RRoD was because of their headstart back in 2005

Not this shit again.
And YLOD? What was that?
Microsoft learned their lesson. Just look how well designed and QUIET Xbox one and Xbox one X are!
series x is also supposed to be very quiet, it’s NOT going to happen!
The consoles are already designed, you clearly have ZERO idea how this works.

 

[alabtrosMyster]

I don't think this economy is going to recover enough to point where the release of the NextGen consoles makes any sense. At least, not until there's a vaccine. Current estimates suggest that we won't be seeing vaccine until 2021 at the earliest.

My sister is an anti-vaxxer

 

[EverydayBeast]

Next gen is bigger for Microsoft, SONY beat them every generation, Microsoft is 0-3 against Nintendo and SONY, so if you want to give Microsoft a chance at winning next gen I think they NEED to release the console virus or not.