PS5 Stock Shortage Will Continue into Latter Half of 2021, Says AMD Boss

At this point you basically have to rely on luck and your ability to watch Twitter like a hawk if you want to get a PS5 earlier than possibly fall or holiday this year

Still waiting on my Ratchet & Clank bundle.

Wondering if they are delaying the release of PS5 only - unlike all the multiplats - R&C until more people can buy the PS5? Can realistically only sell as many copies as consoles. 🤷‍♂️

This is what I was saying elsewhere, at the moment they're having to make the PS5, 2 Xbox variants and their own line of graphics cards, so its no wonder there are shortages

God, that's not good news, it wont help the ps5 market share anyway, hopefully Microsoft wont be able to capitalize on this and get people to buy the xbox series X or S instead of a PS5

@Pditty1980 the Xbox GPU is made by the same company so it'll very much apply to them as well

@rjejr Well Returnal just got delayed to April 30th.

While chip shortages is something that really can't be controlled by retailers, stopping scalpers is something that can be controlled.

Do something about it so that the smaller amount of consoles being produced actually end up in the proper hands! If that means making the checkout process super inconvenient, then so be it.

A few extra clicks for the sake of people's sanity that is already tested by COVID and forced isolation goes a long way.

Next-gen is kinda delayed for a lot of us at this point, between the scarcity of next-gen consoles and scalpers/bots/miners scooping up every decent GPU on the market.

PS4 Pro still going strong and all the major games are still releasing on it so no rush for a PS5 at the moment.

Have Sony got any plans to release any different coloured ones yet? The white panels would stand out like a sore thumb in my lounge.

@Arugula as a PS5 owner I disagree - if we're just talking price. Because if we're talking stalking websites for hours a day to make sure you don't miss a drop and then not getting one anyway - you're probably right. I was lucky enough to get one pretty easily but if I had to go through what I'm seeing online now, I probably wouldn't bother.

@Arugula as a ps5 owner (for 2 days) i totaly disagree as the ps4 games i am replaying/still playing look brilliant and feel so much better thanks to the boost they have recieved...well worth it and really is very nice...dont listen to this guy peeps..

@Northern_munkey Even games that haven't received a patch look good on the PS5? I only ask because I've heard some people say that GTA V looks worse than it does on the PS4. That the new hardware brings out graphical flaws that the old one hid.

@Arugula you’re brave saying that here but thanks for your honesty 🙂 that’s why I’m holding off too and can’t be bothered spending all my time online to battle scalpers, there’s only Demon Souls I want. I can wait, by the time I get one there’ll probably have been some more system updates to make it better too.

@neurosteroid my thoughts exactly, and that was before the shortage or even release of the PS5

I managed to get one with the Hotstock app and their premium membership which is like $4. You will be pissed at first with them alerting you of stock after it's been sold out but after a few days of trying you'll eventually get one but you have to be real quick to checkout.

Of course not everyone wants to go through the hassle of racing with scalpers and other people. If Sony and retailers had a way to stop bots effectively I think most people here would have one already.

The games will still be there to play in a year. It’s a good time to dig into some things that would maybe otherwise pass you by. There are a lot of hidden gems out there, especially in the indie scene.

Ahh man that's definitely disheartening to hear. Good luck to everyone who still needs one!

I think the point that some people dont see is Lisa Su is being optimistic (about manufacturing) in her statements and additional production reference. Some news will focus on the half empty glass of shortages that are no surprise.
And also shortages are 'the result of a demand focused environment, rather than manufacturing issues.'

Edit
But yes there s probably going to be shortages all year and not just the first part of the year.

Some tips to getting one guys -
1 - download the Hot Stock app
2 - set an alert for the PS5 - that app will alert you the moment it is available on any of the vendor sites
3 - (and probably the most critical step) - make sure you already have your account and credit card information set up on all of the major vendor sites (Best Buy, Walmart, Gamestop, Target, etc.) - if you wait to start filling that info out when they go live you'll never be able to get it through your cart and checkout process.

Hope that helps - good luck everyone!

@Pditty1980
Will probably help Xbox. They use the same chips, but they would otherwise have series consoles, especially S, stuck in the shelves, whereas now they are likely to sell just because there aren’t any PS5s available.

@Grumblevolcano Yeah but I doubt they delayed Returnal a month until the install base got bigger. Returnal is the game you sell ASAP before any other games come out so people buy it while there is nothing else to play. Like 1 2 Joycon.

R&C is a system seller, but you need to have systems to sell. Which may not be out until later in the year.

If they announce R&C for mid-April that can't be good for Returnal sales w/ this delay. Don't think they'd delay R&C to help out Returnal though.

I do think R&C could be close to done but they are waiting on the date until PS5 systems become more readily available. Not 2nd half of 2021 but maybe May?

I bought a Wi U for "launch window" Pikmin 3 which released 8 months later, the following August.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/09/round_up_wii_u_launch_window_games

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/10/pikmin_3_sprouting_for_spring_2013_release_in_north_america

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/12/pikmin_3_and_animal_crossing_new_leaf_drop_into_q2_2013

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/04/pikmin_3_arrives_in_north_america_on_4th_august

Got 1st post on that last one. R&C is my new Pikmin 3. And Pikmin 4. 😉

@StrawberryPink i have not tried gtav so i cant comment on that but every game i've been playing so far (avengers,division 2 and ac origins) all look and feel smoother...personally for me its brilliant but others will disagree...some just to be controversial..

I both agree and disagree with @Arugula. You don't NEED a PS5. Most games are on PS4 so technically its not needed, however I already struggle to bother going back to PS4 Pro. The loading times are tough to go back to, as is the reduced performance.
Personally had an amazing time with Astro and have been playing my way through the Plus Collection. These alone outside the improved performance and loading times are worth the purchase for me.

EDIT: Also the ability to play the PS5 on the PS4 upstairs works so much better than I'd ever thought. Just a shame the PS5 games can't be played - only the PS4 games.

I also just managed to finally get hold of the DualSense Charge Station! Such a buzz when the purchase process actually completes ahead of the scalpers

@JapaneseSonic I did pre-order my PS5 from Media Markt. I'm not sure what "lease link" means

That's isn't a shortage, all the scalpers have the stock.

@JapaneseSonic ah, I see. I just paid up front, nothing like that. But I did order literally 1 or 2 minutes after they went live for the first time (at 1 am after the September showcase).

Bad news to those wanting one I guess, either they fall prey to the scalpers or play the waiting game (or just keep playing the PS4 Pro).

i rushed to buy an LG oled to pair it with a ps5...

@StonyKL

"however I already struggle to bother going back to PS4 Pro."

Bro, try being stuck with a base ps4...

@Arugula it is like night & day compared to the PS4 I never turn my Pro on anymore the PS5 is better in every aspect! & I loved PS4 Pro.

Honestly, outside of bringing my color scheme into alignment, I haven't noticed a HUGE difference between the PS4 Pro and PS5. Granted, outside of Astro and a little Bugsnax, I've only been playing 13 Sentinels...which is not going to demand much PS5 power. But if anyone is having FOMO issues...don't. I love my PS5, but after having it for just over a month, the PS4 Pro was just fine.

@Pditty1980
What does it matter to you that people buy the Series X over the PS5?

I have both systems and they’re both awesome.

@ETCeteraG
It really doesn't matter to me if people buy the Series X over the PS5, except i have bought as PS5 and want to see it succeed.

@Pditty1980 fair enough but I shouldn’t worry about it. Sony is miles ahead of Microsoft because they killed it last gen where Microsoft failed.

AMD just drop the new Xboxes and just make PS5's. Easy no Because no way is the demand for the new Xboxes the same as the PS5's(like the 'Internet' makes out it is)

@bwat47 lol! Nothing wrong with base PS4. Just when bloodborne takes 5 seconds instead of the crazy long load times it changes the dynamics some what. Game still great either way though.

@Carl-G
Correct the PS5 has sold more units in the UK already. When series x gets stock you do have quite a lot of time to buy them and not much queuing in line. Also scalper prices are only £100 more than rrp and I guess scalping series x is nearly at an end.
As for the PS5 it is still crazy mad, but with a slight reduction in scalper price.

@sanderson72 Except I ***** HATE sub 60 FPS.