Bad news for those hoping to get a PS5 in the near future. You may have to wait a while.

If you are looking for a place to buy a PS5 amidst the ongoing inventory shortage, you may be muttering, "So, what else is new?" But there is a reason why the PS5 is so hard to come by, and it may be a while.

As part of Sony's quarterly earnings report, the company confirmed that it is a lack of semiconductors that is preventing it from meeting the high demand for the PS5 console. According to a report by Ars Technica, "We have not been able to fully meet the high level of demand from our customers, but we will do everything we can to ship as many units as possible to customers who are eagerly awaiting the PS5," said Hiroki Toki, chief financial officer."

Worse yet, the problem has not gotten any better. According to the same statement by Totoki, Sony is having difficulty increasing PS5 production.

In fact, PS5 manufacturers are losing money on each console they sell. This is not a particularly unusual occurrence, as Sony will eventually turn a profit once this obstacle is resolved, but it does mean that there is a real push to ensure the system's price competitiveness in order to continue to attract players who will adopt the PS5 whenever possible.

In early January, Digitimes reported that AMD, which provides custom 7nm CPUs for PS5, had secured more capacity from semiconductor foundry TSMC to increase production Even with a 40-50% increase in production (about 1.4-1.5 million units in 2021), PS5 demand The company seems to be struggling to meet the demand for PS5.

Previously, Sony had planned to ship 10 million PS5 units by March, but that number has increased as production needs have grown. It is unclear whether Sony will be able to achieve this number, especially given Totoki's comments.

With all the trouble people are going through to get a PS5, is the PS5 really worth buying? Our PS5 review praised the new system as "the future of console gaming" that rewards users with "advanced haptics, beautiful graphics, and almost zero friction between the user and the games they want to play."

This is high praise and definitely worth trying to get a PS5 now. With time, it will become a bit more readily available.