Sony today announced that “no significant business impact” is expected in the current fiscal year amid the Covid 19 coronavirus pandemic.
Loud Forbes however, the company is likely to revise its financial forecast due to the pandemic (as companies like Apple and Twitter have already done). The publisher had announced that despite the resumption of operations in China despite the lack of components, the factories in Malaysia and the UK would remain closed until mid-April.
Interestingly, a Sony spokeswoman for the publication said that there was no “significant impact” on the Start of the PS5 that is planned before Christmas 2020. Just last week, the PR agency BAAS Amsterdam from SIE Benelux stated that it was no delay there. However, plans could change at any time.
The design of the PS5 is currently unknown, we only know the design of the dev kit console.
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The starting situation of the PlayStation 5 doesn’t seem too bad at the moment (even if the current global situation could lead to a limited supply). Sony noted that potential delays in titles from both first-party studios and third-party providers are “carefully” monitored by partners in the United States and Europe.
Sony expects profit growth for the current financial year
It seems that the other Sony departments didn’t fare as well during the outbreak. The report also claims that the company expects a profit increase that is now seemingly impossible due to the virus. It is good that the development on the PlayStation 5 has not suffered the same setbacks that the rest of the company seems to be fighting, especially given the enthusiasm for next-generation hardware that has skyrocketed in recent months.
The PlayStation 5 logo.
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For those who don’t know, speculation about that started Fate of Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 at the start of the coronavirus outbreak. While the latest Sony and Microsoft offerings may still fail to meet deadlines due to the impact of the pandemic, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X currently appear to be holding on to their late 2020 release window.
We will be promised more details in the coming months. We only got it a few days ago Specifications of the PS5 transmitted.
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