Despite concerns over COVID-19 causing a delay in next-gen gaming console production, Sony appears to believe that things will proceed as planned, with the PlayStation 5 still launching later this year. Two of Sony's Chinese factories are set to return to a normal operating procedure, but the company is reportedly dealing with component shortages. In a comment to Bloomberg, Sony officially stated that even with the issues regarding closed offices in the UK and Malaysia and higher than usual operating costs leading to a loss in yearly profit, "it doesn't see any notable impact on the launch of its next-generation game console PlayStation 5 planned at the end of this year". They are also "carefully monitoring the risk of delays in production schedules for game software titles".

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[lordofcombo]

china factory manpower might be struggling but is it the case for foxconn?
My opinion is that the first company that launches its console will win the race at least for the firs couple of years.
3 exclusives + a reasonable 400 dollar day one console might win the war.

 

[wartutor]

china factory manpower might be struggling but is it the case for foxconn?
My opinion is that the first company that launches its console will win the race at least for the firs couple of years.
3 exclusives + a reasonable 400 dollar day one console might win the war.

There is no winning the war. There is no war. Some like xbox some like ps4 some even like nintendo there competing with each other but only a little. All you have to do is ask yourself do i want to play halo, god of war, or mario.

 

[FAST6191]

There is no winning the war. There is no war. Some like xbox some like ps4 some even like nintendo there competing with each other but only a little. All you have to do is ask yourself do i want to play halo, god of war, or mario.

While I might see modern Nintendo be somewhat aside from MS and Sony I would say there is a definite element of competition (aka console war), and plenty of people going with what their friends have (or just buying games on said platforms.
You get a clear and present lead and devs will use your platform to develop for as a lead (possibly even exclusively, and other than PC it will likely be the definitive version that), if you get a cut of sales or commission then generally more of that goes to you if there is a bigger install base, your online shop (and these days online fees) gets more takings, your peripherals get more takings, if you are doing deals with developers/publishers you get to note that in such negotiations, and so on and so on.

I would really rather it not be the case and devs make a single standard a la DVD players with variations according to them (different shape controller -- despite all featuring the same buttons the PS3 controller killed my hands while the 360 one was wonderful for me, surround sound vs not and so on and on so on) and the idea of an exclusive meaning as much as exclusively on DVD.

 

[RichardTheKing]

Personally, I'll wait a while; I either don't know, or don't remember, what the launch titles will be, and historically I've never actually gotten a Sony console on launch (I've got a slim PS2, a slim PS3, and a PS4 Pro).
I might just wait a year or two, for either the slim PS5 or PS5 Pro (if that's something Sony'll repeat), or if neither of those happen (unlikely, going off Sony's history), just for more games to be released that I find interesting.

 

[subcon959]

All the factories should be making health care equipment not bloody console parts.

 

[DANTENDO]

All the factories should be making health care equipment not bloody console parts.

I'm pretty sure you don't need every factory in the world making health care stuff plus ain't as easy as tht you need the staff trained to make em plus I hear the Dutch had to recall 600.000 masks as faulty from China

 

[FAST6191]

All the factories should be making health care equipment not bloody console parts.

Why healthcare equipment? Is the world desperately short of sticky plasters or something?

Also it tends to be rather hard to retool your operations, especially if the end result has to be up to medical standards -- mass production is a specialist endeavour (CNC machines are not half as quick or efficient as spending a few million and getting some nice plastic injection moulds) and medical testing is as well.

 

[FearTheIdol]

Who cares about ps5? xsx objectively better

Who cares about ps5 and xsx? pc objectively better