CEO at Sony Interactive Entertainment, Jim Ryan has said that the Sony PlayStation which finally went on sale last week after months of anticipation has sold completely sold out.
Fans in excitement stormed stores to buy the console with retailers across the UK quickly seeling out.
Ryan while speaking to TASS News Agency said, that ‘absolutely everything is sold.’
He said, “I’ve spent much of the last year trying to be sure that we can generate enough demand for the product. And now in terms of my executive bandwidth, I’m spending a lot more time on trying to increase supply to meet that demand.”
Ryan also acknowledged that launching a console amid a pandemic was no mean feat.
He said: “Of all the things that I’ve learned this year, one is that I wouldn’t plan on doing another big console launch amid a global pandemic, and I wouldn’t recommend it to anybody else.
“It’s been difficult, it’s been challenging from the production side, not being able to get anybody into the factories in Asia.
“Before we started production, we had to do all the manufacturing preparation by camera remotely. I mean, just imagine that for a precision device like the PlayStation 5.”
For those who still hope they could get any last available stock, here is a breakdown of the situation report across major stores.
PlayStation 5 stock availability
- Amazon – Currently out of stock with no date yet for restock.
- GAME – Out of stock – no word yet on when restock can be expected.
- Currys – Expecting more stock before the end of the year.
- Very – more stock expected ‘soon’, shoppers advised to regularly check the website for next drop.
- John Lewis – no word yet on when the retailer is expecting to restock. The retailer also confirms online that “Unfortunately, PlayStation 5 consoles will not be available for purchase at our John Lewis & Partners shops or from our contact centres”
- Asda – Expected to restock in December.
- Tesco – no word yet on when the retailer is expecting to restock.
