In its latest financial earnings presentation, Sony has explained that its hardware and software plans for the upcoming PlayStation 5 launch have been unaffected by the global COVID-19 pandemic.
In notes attached to the financial presentation, where the company lauded over 110 million PS4 console sales, Sony noted that the immediate impact of the pandemic and the shift to working from home initially presented some problems with its PS4 hardware manufacturing and software development. It clarifies that those issues have now mostly been resolved.
"Although there has been a slight impact on production of PS4 hardware due to issues in the component supply chain, demand in the short-term is being addressed with current inventory and sales are trending well," the report reads. "Sales of game software that is downloaded from the network, as well as PS Plus and PlayStation Now (PS Now) subscriber numbers have significantly increased."
Source: GameSpot