PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch Sales Drop - Global Hardware May 1-7

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PotentHerbs said:

Serious_frusting said:

These supply issues are really out of hand.
I have to wonder how many xbox consoles have sold due to the lack of PlayStations.
I know it's not in every case but I know of 4 people who would of had PS5s but now own xboxes because no ps5s are to be found.
Sony are gonna lose sales permanently because of this

Sony expects to ship 18M PS5's for FY22, which by their own accord is a conservative estimate, down from their original forecast of 22.4M. Xbox won't be able to capitalize on shortages going forward. 

I wouldn't be so sure of the shortages abating any time soon.

Sony forecasted 14.8 million PS5s for the past FY but only managed 11.5 million. I would not be surprised if they fall short of their 18 million target for the current FY as well. There's no sign that the chip crunch is going to end in the short term.