PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan is expecting supply issues for the PS5 to end by 2024. The console started strong in 2021, quickly outselling the PS4 and going on to beat Nintendo, but it has struggled with sales targets due to supply restraints. A recent earnings revealed that PS5 missed its sales goal by 3.3 million units. Sony is now working on sourcing from multiple suppliers and improving logistical options to meet demands. Sales for the PS5 will close the gap by 2023, but it is not expected to be at full production levels until its fourth year of release.
Peter Brosdahl
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There aren't that many technical differences between the two any more. Sure, some, but not huge and none that create a big disparity in the gaming experience.
The biggest differences:
A) Which one do you have friends on, there isn't a lot of cross-play
B) Game library - huge difference there if you look past what platform your friends are on. Counts for both past purchases (for backwards compatibility) and types of games you like to play
C) Which one can you find to buy?
I have no idea which one of the two systems is easier to find these days. I think maybe XBSX? I've heard of more instances of people being able to walk into stores and find one, whereas people still have to bust their @sses off trying to get their hands on a PS5. That said, most of my friends who were in the market for a 9th-gen system have a PS5. I do have 3 friends with an XBSX, but one of those also has a PS5. One of those friends was able to just walk into a store and buy his XBSX. The other ordered it off of Microsoft's website with virtually no issues.
Otoh, if you are targetting 30fps with max native resolution then the xbox comes on top with slightly better resolution.
PS5 - not as such, still instantly selling out, and lately the drops seem to have slowed down. Makes me think they are banking inventory to try to do a big push soon.