It is official during 2022 The shortage of the Xbox Series X and PS5 will continue to be a reality which makes it very difficult to buy one of these two consoles at their normal price and without having to deal with waiting and queuing for a “hunt” to change the warehouse.

I remember in the middle of 2021 we saw some positive information that the shortage of the Xbox Series X and PS5 could start to improve in the middle of 2022, which filled the hope for everyone who had long waited to get one. These consoles at their recommended price, but unfortunately such information not only have they not materialized, but the original forecasts are worse than expected.

In the last section of 2021, Sony announced a significant reduction in PS5 production. Shortly after we saw that the Japanese company had to rebuild the PS4 to meet the demand for consoles, a move that, along with the latest closures that took place at key points in the technology supply chain, due to the latest blow that caused the pandemic COVID-19 in Asia, made us think in the end the situation it was not supposed to normalize until 2023-2024.

We made no mistakes, Sony confirmed that it could normalize the production of its new generation console in the years 2023 to 2024 and Xbox Chief Financial Officer Tim Stuart recently noted that the supply chain remains in a difficult situationand that the problems will continue throughout 2022. According to Stuart, the main reason was the closure of factories caused by new cases of COVID-19 registered in Asia.

The shortage of the Xbox Series X and PS5 could last until 2024

I think this is the most interesting thing we have said so far, and the truth is that it makes a lot of sense, because we must not forget that component delivery is not the only problem facing next-generation consoles. Lack of Xbox Series X and PS5 was also motivated by abnormally high demand from speculators, who buy a large number of consoles to deplete stocks and force consumers to buy a unit from them at twice or even three times the recommended price.

Although the shortage of the Xbox Series X and PS5 will begin to improve in early 2023, demand from speculators will remain high. they will continue to do their utmost to protect their “business” and prevent the situation from normalizing. Given this fact, it’s not crazy to think that we probably won’t be able to buy the Xbox Series X or PS5 normally, directly and at their recommended prices, until late 2023 or early 2024.

Of course, it’s not good for anyone, neither users nor developers, because it could be significantly slow down the transition to the new generationand could also affect the release of the “Slim” versions of the PS5 and Xbox Series X, as well as the advent of “Pro” versions of both consoles, which will be more powerful than the original ones, as we saw at the time. and also more expensive.