PlayStation fans' worst nightmares could have come true. But calm down because everything has been a scare, so be patient and stay calm until the day you have to go pick up your PlayStation at the store. But what exactly about the manufacturing of the Playstation 5?
Less units than expected?
Sony had calculated that it would need a greater number of consoles to cover the demand that will exist for PS5 in the Christmas period. And it is that in addition to the dates so marked, many people are expected to spend more time at home than normal due to the measures that are being taken around the world, hence more consoles would serve to entertain the public more.
This was the perfect move for Sony to make a lot of money from, however, it looked like it had run into a problem it couldn't fix on its own: production performance. As expected, the factories are not working at 100%, and that could have meant that the manufacture of your custom SoC suffered delays.
This was pointed out in Google, assuring that the company had had to redo the calculations estimating that they will be missing for manufacture about 4 million fewer of PlayStation 5 units, which would leave the total number of units available for distribution at around 11 million. Well no.
In a statement sent by Sony to GamesIndustry.biz, the company has ensured that the information published by Bloomberg is completely false, and that at no time has the production of its console been affected at all.
"We have not changed the production of the PlayStation 5 number since the start of mass production."
Securing deliveries
Taking into account that the number of units for the first months of launch is still an outrage, reducing the number of units calculated in a launch like that of PlayStation 5 can be a significant setback in the final plans of the product. Luckily it seems that the thing has been in incorrect information, so everything continues with absolute normality. Like for example the shipping plan, since Sony will need to draw up a perfect plan to guarantee global distribution throughout the world. As? With the help of airplanes.
Sony are using air freight to ensure that PS5 can meet demand / supply enough units
The company has booked 60 flights from October (Delta 747) to ship consoles to retailers. This supply is expected to last through the quarter
Air freight is faster than sea, but more expensive.
- Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) September 14, 2020
That is at least what they have already decided to do in the United States, a very important market for the manufacturer and where it seems that they have already booked a series of flights with the Delta Cargo company, as has been revealed through an interview. to the general manager of the company.
Apparently, 60 services have been reserved, however it is not very clear if it is about 60 reserved planes or 60 flights, as analyst Daniel Ahmad points out on his Twitter account. Either way, what would be clear is that Sony seems to have controlled a good part of the stock destined for the United States, since instead of opting for maritime transport (which is cheaper), it seems to have chosen the fast route to guarantee delivery as soon as possible. Is it because they are short of time?