Lower target stems from Covid-19 complications including lockdowns in China, says CFO
Sony Group is facing fresh challenges in its critical video game division as component shortages and supply-chain disruptions risk hampering production of the flagship PlayStation 5 hardware.
The 18-million figure is “our best current estimate”, Totoki said. “A downside risk would be if there is a further worsening in the supply chain, including the potential widening of lockdowns in China.” “It is a risk given they have assumed China Covid-19 issues are resolved in three months,” said MST Financial senior analyst David Gibson. “No-one really knows what will happen in China.”
Sony will roll out new online services for PlayStation users in June, including an option similar to Xbox’s Game Pass subscription offering. But reactions by fans to the new service are not all positive, especially because Sony does not plan to add new games to the all-you-can-play list like the Xbox offers.
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