These shortages hurt Playstation more than they do the other 2 consoles. Why? Because Microsoft will be able to manufacture about as many systems as Sony. In English speaking territories, like the US, Microsoft can make sure there are plenty of systems available, which means earlier adopters will just end up buying XBS, later adopters will want the same system as their friends, and that will end up being the new dominant system in English speaking regions. All of this is even before factoring in all of Microsoft's recent acquisitions. Meanwhile, the non-English speaking regions will insist on PS5's, and since demand is higher there, a disproportionate number of PS5s will be sent there.
Basically, these shortages are handing all of the English speaking regions over to Microsoft fairly early on in this generation. The fact that they are going to have more games due to their acquisitions is just going to help them even more in these same regions, especially when you consider that these are the same places that tend to like Call of Duty.
curl-6 bet me that PS5 + X|S sales would reach 56m before year end 2023 and he was right.
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