Link: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/03/20/sony-ps4-demand-will-outstrip-supply-into-the-summer/?mod=yahoo_hs

Sony: PS4 Demand Will Outstrip Supply Into the Summer

When Sony6758.TO +1.50%’s PlayStation 4 launched in November, it sold out on its first day. It may be the summer before the consoles are fully stocked on shelves.

An employee of an electronics chain promotes the release of Sony’s PlayStation 4 in Tokyo.Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

In an interview at the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco, Andrew House, head of Sony’s PlayStation division, said the company is seeing robust sales in all the regions the PS4 is being sold.

“We’re struggling to keep up with demand,” which has been highest in the U.S. and Europe, House said. “Conservatively, as we get into the early summer months, we’ll be closer to a full supply situation.”

Constrained supplies have led some retailers to trumpet when they are able to stock up. In January, MicrosoftMSFT +2.70%, which in January said it had sold more than three million of its new Xbox One consoles through the end of 2013.

Microsoft hasn’t updated its figures since. A spokesman said the company is planning on updating numbers in its quarterly reports. Sony also declined to offer new sales data.

A key moment for Microsoft was the launch of “Titanfall,” a highly anticipated space-age war simulation game from Respawn Entertainment and Electronic ArtsEA +0.05%. The game was made exclusively for the Xbox One, older Xbox 360 and PCs, a move analysts had said could draw some customers’ attention away from PlayStation while juicing demand for Microsoft’s devices.

House said demand has remained steady in the U.S., including during the launch period for “Titanfall.” Sony will be launching its own exclusive PS4 title Friday, a superhero game called “Infamous: Second Son.”

We'll see about this ...

well it's been in stock for quite some time on amazon so anyone that wants one could get one.

So earlier this month they said April. Now it's revised until Summer. NPD should be interesting for March.

my local game, apart from infamous bundles won't have any till end of April

True for the US but not everywhere else unfortunately.

i guess i meant more that in the US,..  even though many brick-and-mortor shops are still sold out online you can find them now.  so no excuse for not getting what you want anymore.

It seems to have about caught up to demand here in the US...

Before anyone jumps in here by talking about it being in stock on Amazon, keep this in mind:

1. Supply constraints does not mean no supply at all

2. There's a whole world, with many, many countries outside the United States.

3. There's a lot more stores, both online and retail, than just Amazon. 

4. I'm sure Andrew House, who actually knows the numbers, knows more than you do

Interesting, has been in stock in most of the major retailers here in Australia for the last few weeks.