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| Sony has produced little PlayStation 5 in its first year |
According to Bloomberg's report on Thursday, Sony plans to produce fewer PlayStation 5 in the first year of the previous release.
The agency quoted sources as saying that the Japanese company will reduce its initial production, because the advanced specifications of the PlayStation 5 platform should affect the demand, as it is offered at a relatively high price from the start. Many users may not be encouraged to upgrade. The source added that the new Corona-19 Corona virus affected the Sony ad plan for new devices, but not the production capacity.
According to other players in the machine supply chain, Sony informed its consortium partners that it would produce between 5 and 6 million PlayStation 5s in the fiscal year through March 2021. For comparison: Sony sold about 7.5 million units of the PlayStation 4 platform in the first six months, which was done It was presented in November 2013.
The high price of the PlayStation 5 platform may be reluctant to switch to the platform, especially as game developers who create games for the platform expect a price between $ 499 and $ 549. Sony currently sells the PlayStation 4 platform for $ 300 and (PlayStation 4 Pro) for $ 400.
Bloomberg quoted sources as saying that Sony may reduce these prices at the launch of (PlayStation 5) to encourage new subscribers to join the PlayStation Plus membership program and the PlayStation Now service. The source added that the size of the product (PlayStation 5) may vary depending on the condition (Covid-19). Sony asked employees to work from home to limit the spread of the virus, and the board of directors did not meet to approve business plans for the current fiscal year, including plans for the PlayStation platform. The meeting was originally scheduled for March last year.
Sony said last month that it plans to announce its performance for the year ending March 30 on April 30, but the outbreak may mean the announcement may have to be postponed.