Bad news for those who still can't get hold of one of the new ps5 that went on sale last November 2020. With 2 months to go before the launch of the console turns one year old, the stores still do not have stock of the console, and everything indicates that the problem will continue to spread at least until September 2022, easily reaching 2023 with the problems.
An epidemic that continues
According to information published by Bloomberg, Toshiba is going to continue to have problems when it comes to supplying power regulator chips, and the situation seems to take at least a year, and may be extended until the end of 2022. This is a huge problem for manufacturers of consumer electronics, vehicles and industrial machines, who have seen how their production has slowed down and sometimes collapsed due to a lack of components.
Among these industries are obviously Sony and Microsoft, which, with their Xbox Series X, Series S and PS5, have suffered delays in being able to manufacture their consoles to distribute all over the world. Well, it seems that things are going for a long time, since Toshiba's problems would directly affect them as they are very important customers, and deliveries could be delayed once again until the end of 2022.
Toshiba's own director, Takeshi Kamebuchi, has confirmed that the shortage of materials is such that they will not be able to serve some clients until 2023, so this would take us until then to be able to get hold of one of the new consoles. At best, September 2022 would be the time when lawsuits with some manufacturers could be settled in the fastest possible way, so the situation is really critical, since they are basically telling us that we are going to continue as and since we are one more year at least.
The importance of consoles
Toshiba has especially mentioned Sony and Microsoft as some of the company's most important customers, and has sincerely regretted its frustration at such a situation. That said, we could understand that consoles would have a privileged position in the order of material shipments, but this would do us little good if Toshiba targets September as the earliest delivery date.
Taking into account that the shortage of consoles affects everyone, it is very possible that getting one will continue to be an impossible mission by the time they arrive in stores again, since these estimated dates only make us think of the worst.
Of course, those who are already rubbing their hands are those who are dedicated to capturing available units from shopping centers and distribution websites to resell them at astronomical prices. It seems that 2022 could be another good year for these types of scavengers.
Can't you do anything else?
The situation that Toshiba is suffering is very complicated. The problem lies in the sum of two key factors: the lack of material and the extremely high demand that exists. This has caused component manufacturers to find themselves with a significant blockage in their work queue, making it very difficult to be able to get ahead and recover the usual production rate.