As the Memory Crisis Worsens, PlayStation Promises It Has Secured Enough RAM to Meet Its PS5 Sales (Until Early 2027, at Least)
Sony says it secured enough memory to meet projected PS5 sales and keep hardware profitability steady despite an AI-driven supply crunch.
- Sony announced in its earnings report that it has secured enough memory components to meet projected PS5 sales volume through early 2027, ensuring no change to hardware profitability plans for FY26.
- An AI-fueled supply crunch for memory and storage is driving up hardware costs across the gaming industry, with Nvidia GPUs facing price hikes of up to 30 percent as components become scarce.
- Sony adjusted its revenue outlook for the gaming division upwards by 3 percent and operating income by 10 percent, despite selling 1.6 million PS5 units last quarter.
- The upcoming launch of Grand Theft Auto 6 is set to boost console sales through the rest of 2026, with Sony signaling no scarcity of PS5 units this holiday season.
- While Sony has stockpiled memory for now, it remains to be seen how manufacturing capabilities will fare from March 2027 onwards as competitors like Microsoft also navigate the ongoing crisis.
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As the memory crisis worsens, PlayStation promises it has secured enough RAM to meet its PS5 sales (until early 2027, at least)
Just yesterday, we heard that Nvidia GPUs are to see yet another price hike of up to 30 percent, as the hunger for generative AI hardware worsens the component crisis and sky-rocketing costs for computing hardware continues. PlayStation, however, has promised it has stockpiled enough memory to weather the storm - at least for now.
PlayStation, with several highly anticipated titles on the horizon, has stated that it has "enough memory to meet its 2026 sales target for the PS5." Read more...
Rising RAM prices put the hardware industry under pressure. However, if you want to secure a PS5 on time for GTA 6, you can take a breather. This article has been sorted under Gaming, Console, Sony, Technology, PS5.
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