As people stay in and play video games, Sony doubles PlayStation 5 production
However, logistics may pose a challenge to delivering all the devices on time for the holiday shopping season
Tokyo — Sony is roughly doubling its PlayStation 5 production to 10-million units in 2020 as it sees the prolonged effects of the Covid-19 pandemic boosting demand for gaming, according to people familiar with its plans.
The electronics giant has informed assembly partners and suppliers it’s radically increasing orders for its next-generation console, though logistics may yet pose a challenge to delivering all those machines on time for the holiday shopping season, the people said, asking to remain anonymous. Sony had previously aimed to produce five-million to six-million PS5 units by the end of March 2021, Bloomberg News has reported...
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