As factories begin to reopen in China, Sony is confident in the PS5 still launching by end of 2020
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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