Sony cancelling PAX East 2020 attendance due to coronavirus concerns

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VAMatt said:
My guess is that Sony 1) wants to avoid talking about PS5 as long as possible for a host of reason, and/or 2) is starting to confront the possibility that they won't be able to ship PS5 this year due to supply constraints that may or may not be related to the virus.

I'll be interested to see if MS also avoids talking about the XSX and/or starts throwing out the virus as an excuse for anything.

Also, companies know that they can use this situation as an excuse if they miss sales targets, release dates, or for just about any other purpose they want. Sony may be milking it a bit here. Or, they may be honestly concerned. Given the extremely low risks involved with an event in this region, I'm thinking they're at least squeezing a little milk out.

I think you hit the nail on the head. Sony was struggling with the price before and now Coronavirus is going to not only limit their supply but may also raise the cost of inputs. I'm sure the health and safety of their staff is important too, but I think they are thinking they can't get the PS5 out in time at their target price so they are quietly avoiding events while blaming the virus.