Sony is still struggling to make enough PlayStation 5 consoles to keep up with demand. During its key holiday fiscal quarter, it shipped 3.3 million units for a total of 17.3 million since launch, the company said in its earnings report. That’s considerably behind the 20.2 million units the PS4 had managed at the same point in its life cycle.
Because of that, Sony reported 813.3 billion yen ($7.09 billion) in revenue for its gaming division, down from 883.2 billion yen ($7.703 billion) over the same quarter last year. However, operating profit rose 12.1 percent to $810 million, because Sony actually loses money on each PS5 console sold.
Sony CFO Hiroki Totoki said in an analyst webcast that people want to buy PS5 consoles, but partners can’t supply components due to the ongoing chip shortage. Sony expects that situation to continue during the coming year, meaning PS5s may not be…
