News Sony Extends PlayStation 4 Production to Battle PlayStation 5 Shortages

[Admin]

Sony to keep producing PlayStation 4 throughout 2022.

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[husker]

"It is one of the best-selling consoles ever, and there is always crossover between generations," a statement by Sony reads.

The statement is true but only in the context of the pre-PS5 world. Once the PS5 is out there in the wild, the PS4 loses a lot of appeal for buyers. Also the "crossover between generations" is a result of people already having the older generation before the newer one is released, not the other way around.

 

[gggplaya]

Why? There's 90 million PS4's out there, just buy a used one.

 

[drivinfast247]

Why? There's 90 million PS4's out there, just buy a used one.

Have you seen the prices?

 

[gggplaya]

Have you seen the prices?

Looking at facebook marketplace, they're selling for $150-$200 in my area depending on how many games they come with and controllers. They're $299 brand new from Sony Direct. Seems about right.

 

[shady28]

Everything regressing. First its brand new 2060s, then a 6500XT that is matched up vs a 1650 Super. Retro gear FTW.

 

[adamboy64]

I think this is a good move.
I imagine it's much easier to get the older components made, and hence it won't infringe on PS5 production..
I do think they stopped producing the PS4 Pro way too soon.

 

[watzupken]

They should be producing PS4 Pro and not PS4. The move to produce a console that is quite a lot slower than a PS5 is going to make game optimisation a problem for game developers.