Sony Still Struggling to Catch Up on High Demand for PlayStation 4

Become a holder sales recordgame console modern highs don't always have a positive impact on Sony. We know that the PlayStation 4 is sold out in retail stores, especially in developed countries. They are trying their best to restock, but what can they do, they predict the stock will run low again before the second quarter of 2014.

Speaking in an interview at the Games Developers Conference, Sony PlayStation division head Andrew House admitted that PlayStation 4 sales are still very high and retail stores are selling out again. In the interim period, fortunately some retailer announced they were back ready to play.

Last January, GameStop reported this via press release. Interestingly, the PlayStation 4 is again selling out much faster than the restocking process. In this month counted more than six million units consul The PlayStation 4 has changed hands with consumers since its global introduction on November 4 last year - far outpacing sales of the PlayStation 3.

Unfortunately, the availability of PS4 units is still very limited until the middle of this year. "We are struggling to keep up with high consumer demand. Based on our calculations, stock will fill again in the summer months," explained House.

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Unlike Sony, Microsoft's Xbox One sales look more stable and sure, despite the release of Titanfall - as title Microsoft exclusive - yesterday helped boost sales home consoles that. Unfortunately, while we can no longer compare sales statistics and their relationship to launch game exclusive because Microsoft is reluctant to share the latest sales data Xbox One.

Perhaps one reason why the PlayStation 4 is so desirable is the gamer who want to immediately try out an exclusive game there, namely inFamous: Second Son. By creating hyping right, exclusive games have the potential to increase a person's purchasing power consul. And that's why in the era multiplatform like now, producer consul still insist on 'platform exclusivity'.

Add to that with new titles that will soon be launched also for PlayStation 4 such as Daylight, Fintal Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, Child of Light, Wolfenstein: The New Order to Watch Dogs.

At the time this article was written, Amazon have also been recharging their PlayStation 4 units. The PlayStation 4 crisis doesn't seem to have happened in Indonesia because shopsretailerlocal still have enough stock.

Sumber: Wall Street Journal. Header image source: PlayStation.com.