Jim Ryan, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), during an interview with the Russian agency Tass, confirmed what we all immediately understood: the Playstation 5 is completely sold out, all the launch stocks quickly sold out . “We’ve sold everything, absolutely everything. I’ve spent most of the last year trying to make sure I can generate enough demand for the product. And now … I’m dedicating much more time trying to increase supply to meet that demand, “said the CEO.

According to Ryan, the pandemic caused problems in pre-production due to travel restrictions and other restrictions imposed by governments around the world. “We had to do all the production preparation via a remote webcam. I mean, imagine doing it for a precision device like the PlayStation 5.” Nonetheless, the product launch was a success, so much so that the CEO believes sales would likely have been the same even if people weren’t stuck at home.

“The way we brought it to market could have been slightly different, but the final result would have been the same. We could have had a few more to sell, but not many ; the guys involved in the production worked miracles ” . In the course of the interview Ryan also stated that he is waiting to understand the repercussions of the purchase of Zenimax by Microsoft and has hinted that could arrive an answer to the Game Pass : “There is some news coming, but not today,” concluded Ryan.