Posted on February 09, 2020, 8:16 p.m.
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Expected by the end of 2020, the two new consoles from Sony and Microsoft could eventually join the list of collateral damage from the coronavirus.
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The economy partially paralyzed by the coronavirus?
Affecting China head on, the coronavirus epidemic is expected to eventually impact part of the economy. And more concretely delay the launches of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, scheduled to be operated by the end of 2020. In reality, this is not surprising.
Recall that in 2018 alone, 96% of video game consoles imported into the United States were produced in China. According to the latest reports, more than 800 victims have now succumbed to the virus in mainland China, effectively slowing activity on the ground, even if experts already raise the possibility of coronavirus reflux in the short term. In the meantime, Nintendo could also pay the price for this epidemic, with Switch breakages now being announced. In a note to investors, the Jefferies Group states that ” the new consoles could be the subject of supply concerns, due to prolonged disruptions before their planned launches in the fall of 2020. “
Currently, neither Microsoft, Sony, nor Nintendo have made a point of addressing this possible problem head-on.
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Apple also hit
In reality, these two products are not the only ones potentially threatened by the virus. Due to the coronavirus, smartphone sales are expected to drop by 2% in 2020. In private, Apple would fear for its production chains on site, more precisely at its subcontractor Foxconn, which anticipates a drop in its production. To see if these upheavals will put the mess in the calendar of launches of the Cupertino company, who could quite delay the launch of his next iPhone, Not necessarily taking place in September as tradition would have it.
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