PS5's bumpy ride

The new generation of consoles is yet to be released. As it was announced by this point, both Sony and Microsoft, will launch their devices during Holiday season in 2020, and with less than a year until the deadline, it seems that Xbox has the lead.

Not only that we don't know much about the new PS5, especially what is it going to look like, but hings do not sound great for Sony, at this point.

As of the writing of this article, the biggest thing that the public knows about the new PS5, is its new controller, the Dual Sense.

Unlike Sony, Microsoft has taken advantage of every chance they had to showcase the upcoming Xbox Series X, a thing that made Sony fall far behind.

Unfortunately, the bad news don't stop here. Sony has announced that, while they will not delay the launch of their new console, they will, however, will limit its production and mentioning that fewer machines will be available than it was the case with its predecessor, the current PS4.

Considering the fact that the entire world is affected in these times by the global pandemic of the Coronavirus, the announcement made by Sony would be understandable. According to Bloomberg, this is not really the reason for this situation. The website mentions that Sony sees its new console as a more technically ambitious machine than the PS4, meaning that is very likely that the retail price will be higher and therefore, fewer buyers will be able to get their hands on it. In this situation, Sony is said to be planning the production for around five to six million units that will be sold from Holiday season 2020, until March 2021. The number pales in comparison with the 7.5 million PS4 consoles being sold in the same period of time, with the mention that the console had a delayed release in Japan, which is an important market for Sony.

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