Sony CFO shares great news for future PS5 buyers

Sony just revealed its sales numbers for PlayStation hardware and software, and despite the global disruptions, the console has been selling quite well. For the past several months, the staggering price increase for memory and short supply has forced a lot of manufacturers, including Sony, to jack up their prices, but there's some good news as well for potential PS5 shoppers as well.

As per the Q3 earnings announcement where Sony revealed that the PS5 had sold 92.2 million units since launch, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Lin Tao addressed the memory crisis as well. Tao shared that the company has already secured the necessary quantity of memory for this fiscal year. The complete statement is as follows:

As for securing a supply of memory, we are already in a position to secure the minimum quantity necessary to manage the year-end selling season of next fiscal year. Going forward, we intend to further negotiate with various suppliers to secure enough supply to meet the demand of our customers.

This is good news for those looking to jump on the PS5 or PS5 Pro train as they will be able to find stock and purchase at MSRP, though 2026. Speaking of which, Sony has already increased the price of the PS5 consoles once, back in August last year. This put the PS5, PS5 Digital Edition, and PS5 Pro at $50 more than their launch prices. With the memory supply secured, the new prices could stay fixed through 2026, or at least that’s what it looks like for now.

That being said, future console production is still in a challenging position. If Sony is unable to negotiate better deals with suppliers, 2027 console pricing could be affected and the PS6, which seems to be on track for end of 2027 or early 2028, may launch at much higher pricing.

Of course, every manufacturer is closely monitoring the market and the economic situation could change in the future, forcing them to either eat the extra cost or pass it on to the customer.