PS5 Production Reportedly Being Doubled to Meet Demand

This can only be good news as long as they aren't rushing them out of the door without proper quality control.

Seems very sensible from Sony here. It's not like any over produced models won't eventually be sold anyway. After the Switch fiasco of not having enough available to purchase it's wise to ensure that won't happen here.

Hopefully there will be limits in place to help stop scalpers buying all the consoles and selling them on for extortionate prices.

I'm getting mine off the back of a lorry. Who wants one?

This is an interesting strategy. If it works, the pay off will look very tasty indeed, but I feel that the price will be the stickler here. Sony are producing these extra due to the current pandemic and those who are still in lockdown, but there is every possibility that people are beginning to struggle financially if they weren't already due to the length of lockdown/restrictions so far in which case, stock won't shift.

I could be wrong of course, gaming did have quite the increase so far in terms of revenue for the current pandemic and the lack of Switches has very clearly bit Nintendo in the butt, but quite a lot of that was earlier in the pandemic when the lockdown was still new. Months later where people's jobs don't look as secure anymore, and people might be a bit nervous of spending £500 (personal guess) or so on a new console. Sure, the consoles will probably sell eventually, but they could be in a warehouse for months before being sold, which is a waste of inventory space.

Knowing Sony though, this is probably a calculated-risk so they should be fine.

Some people here may be forgetting that the ps4 was out of stock in many countries almost all the time for several months after it launched. Pandemic or not, it will fly off the shelves. The enthusiasts will buy one in a heartbeat. Those who struggle financially may wait a year or two. But there will be millions who will buy it at launch if the can.

I expect the ps5 to break some records when it launches.

I'm okay either way — if I can't get one for a few months or more, I have my huge backlog to play through still.

Meet demand? They haven't even opened pre-orders yet!
But I get it, I'm sure it'll sell crazy well.
Just reveal the date & price already!

Excellent, I need to be able to pre order

Did you actually consider that first 'report' from Mochisuki was BS and it was obviously meant to change and readjust while getting closer to release?
Well I guess it's part of the 'reports' things, to keep reporting 'reports' etc
I said so long ago though. The short supply 'availability as planned was BS to start with.

Edit
Yes there will be strong demand at launch as usual of course and possibly shortage as usual

Yes! I really hope we can get ps5 at launch without shortage or supply problems

Production doubled....
It blows my mind that the press believes it wasnt planned readjustment and Sony sort of completely changed their mind ..🙄
Just to legitimise whatever 'reports' the source provides.

@ApostateMage Do i need too use Western union pay.

I will pre order the moment we can and just pray I get one on release! I personally think the shipping routes comment is to create a bit of panic and make sure you get pre orders in but I could be wrong.

I asume you post only link to uk and us. Not other european countries?

I think I'll wait until 2021 until I get mine. Then I can save up for longer, and there'll be more games.

Not wise to pre-order. I'll wait to see reviews before splashing so much money on it. Especially goner wait to see whether that jet-engine noise has gone and whether the controller has better quality. Getting the series X on launch anyways since their hardware can be trusted. Don't mind waiting a few months. Be smart.

We shall double our efforts Lord Vader

Happy to buy day one, i did with the ps4. Will preorder the moment we will be able to.

I still think there will be a shortage of ps5's at launch. Ihope you get a chance of getting different models, eg colours, mega packs etc.

Production doubled!??

I'll order 2 then!

Day one for me so this is excellent news!

The article, and all the comments, keep treating PS5 like it's one thing. The PS5 DOE is real right, or did I imagine it?

Maybe Sony had planned on 5 mil PS5 but now it's quickly ramping up production on 5 mil DOE. Should be a bit quicker without having to procure the disc drives.

Might be nice if future articles mention that there are 2 models. Unless Sony hasn't given a release date for DOE. Not that PS5 has a date yet either.

Double production (digital version only)

Now there are articles saying 'Sony plans to ship 10 million PS5 units THIS YEAR '
Haha the joy of reporting.

I'm crossing my fingers in hopes they make a Black PS5

great news had mine on reserve since April!

Being in short supply will only make scalpers happy. I'm glad Sony is planing to make more. I hope the Headphones are also ready at launch along with the charging station.

Is this a good thing? They misjudged the demand by 50%?

@JJ2 Seems like a marketing tactic to me as well

@Ichiban People like @David187 have registered their interest. Sony know how many people have done that and how that related to the number of pre-orders and day 1 sales for PS4.

@Ichiban Some stores are doing these pseudo-preorders where you "register your interest" for 1p. You then get put on a list and will be contacted when they know the actual price so they can upgrade your order to a proper one.

So they expect to sell aprox. 10M on november and december?
That's quite optimistic...
Could this mean they have decided for a amazingly low price?

@Makina pretty sure they’re referring to the financial year not the calendar year...

@Ryall Oh, ok. That make a LOT more sense.

If they only release it in the white, I may wait until a black model is released. The only PS exclusive game I saw as a must have for day one play was GoT which I was going to hold off as and use as my launch game. But that changed with the delay of CP77. So GoT arrives on Friday and CP77 will be my launch game for next gen. But at the moment, with the PS5 looking lower powered and quite ugly (subjective) I'm thinking of going with an Xbox on launch for the first time.

@olevet
Or usual misinformation/ disinformation
If you check out the first article linked where the same guy, the source, (who is known for spreading BS) said fewer ps5 than ps4 at launch, it also said it's very possible to change according to Covid19 evolution . (Like saying its sunny in the uk but it could rain at some point)
It's basically a lot of articles in every gaming press site all over the internet for just fluff. That is not for nothing but for a lot of traffic .

@JJ2 Lol that makes sense. All about the clicky clicks

If you’re someone who pays regular attention to a site like this and watches reveal events, pre-ordering and getting a launch PS5 will be very easy. It’s those who don’t see this news that will struggle.

Anyone remember the news from April about Sony thinking there will be less demand?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-16/sony-is-said-to-plan-limited-playstation-5-output-in-first-year

Already back then I was thinking: Are they stupid? The PS5 will be in high demand.

Turns out whoever is making these decision is an idiot.

Hopefully I can snag 1 when pre-orders go live. Damn these scalpers!

@ArmyofOne Possibly because being out of stock makes a product even more popular. I still remember all those signs outside GAME stores in the UK when Wii was super popular. Finding one was a huge achievement on its own.

Edit: also, I can totally see them having more digital only ps5s available to push more people towards digital.