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It's Going to Get Even Harder to Buy a PlayStation 5
Sony Group Corp. has reduced its PlayStation 5 production outlook for this fiscal year due to component and logistics constraints, according to people familiar with its operations.
www.bloomberg.com
Frustration around Sony’s limited inventory is growing among game makers as well as fans of the console. One top Japanese game publisher has found players who used to buy PlayStation versions of its games are now gradually shifting to purchasing the PC edition, said an executive who asked not to be named. PlayStation 5 games have so far failed to make an impact on Japanese sales charts, which are dominated by Nintendo’s Switch platform, data from market tracker Famitsu show.
Make sense, since you do not need to buy the latest GPUs to play the next gen games (like Deathloop) on PC. They still work fine at mid setting on mid range PC. Certainly shatters the myth that only portable handhelds can succeed in Japan.
No wonder Capcom is pledging increasing support for PC in the coming years.