Xbox points out that they will continue to have console supplies problems during this year

Console supplies problems could continue affecting Xbox during this year, as explained by Tim Stuart, director of finance at the company. Gamesindustry has been responsible for rescuing these statements through an investor call, where he talked about this lack of components that has been affecting its new generation consoles (especially series X) since its departure 18 months ago.

Specifically, Stuart said that the supply chain environment could continue to be difficult until 2022 and the Christmas season, something that seems to have affected some recent closures in China for confinements. In addition, the financial director talked about two problems faced by manufacturers: on the one hand, there is a limitation in the components (which, in their own words, favor the series s) and, on the other, the high logistics prices pressed by financial margins ».

Ten days ago, in fact, it was Sony herself who also positioned himself on this subject with a somewhat more optimistic message, although it will be this year when we will see what she materializes. What they mentioned, also through Games Industry in a statement, is that they plan to make a significant increase in the production of PlayStation 5.

Although it has especially affected series X and PS5 (in addition to the PCs, especially by graphics), this semiconductor crisis has also harmed the production of switch, which recently had a small decrease in its sales that blamed the shortage of components and semiconductors ».