After a poor day in Playstation 5 stock on Wednesday, hopes are turning to French resellers this midweek, as Intel says the shortage of semiconductors is expected to last until 2024.
[Mis à jour le 5 mai 2022 à 16h07] More than eighteen months separate us from the official release date of the Playstation 5, but no change on the horizon regarding its purchase. Worse still, in a recent interview, the CEO of Intel claimed that the shortage of microchips is expected to continue until 2024 (compared to 2023 according to previous forecasts). A very bad news for all those who wish to obtain the very last console of Sony. But you should know that the console can still and always be found on the web and in stores, provided you follow certain rules, the most important of which: first come first served. To help you in your quest, we’ve prepared a live console inventory tracker for you this Thursday.
Stock monitoring for Thursday May 5th live
- 4:00 p.m. : As of now, no news of a restock has yet hit the PS5 planet this Thursday.
For the moment no restocking is planned this afternoon on the French resale sites. The console appeared briefly this Wednesday at Micromania, but the retailer’s website suffered greatly from the high influx of buyers. For this Thursday, we will have to be patient, no site has planned to put the console on sale. If no offer is offered during the day, you will have to wait until tomorrow morning, around 9 a.m., to get new information.
No PS5 until 2024?
The month of May starts with bad news that can be found in a CNBC article. In a recent interview with Pat Gelsinger, the CEO of Intel, the newspaper posed the sore question, and asked for an estimated duration of the shortage of semiconductors which penalizes the computer markets, home consoles and of the automobile. The answer is not very reassuring:We believe the global semiconductor shortage will extend into 2024, despite our previous estimates (2023), as shortages are now hitting equipment and some production lines will be under severe pressure.“Bad news for the home console and graphics card market.
After a month rich in stock for the Sony console, restocking is slowing down, except for a few copies put on sale by Auchan on Monday. But the situation is a good omen for potential buyers of the Playstation 5, who are seeing an increase in the « drops » of the console. If you want to prepare effectively for the next restocking (which will probably take place this Tuesday morning), you can always consult the various tips, techniques and buying advice on our article below:
Of course, the sites of French retailers can at any time offer the Playstation 5 again. Sales that alternate between the console alone or packs including console, controllers, games and accessories. Note all the same that certain sites have their particular operation for the sales of the console. For example, sales on Amazon are exclusively for Amazon Prime members (try Prime here) and are particularly tough since all of Europe can benefit from them. At Géant Casino, you will need to pre-order the console before going to pick it up in store, while at CDiscount and Micromania it is very rare to find the console alone, but rather in packs. You can find all our buying advice as well as the best offers for used consoles, games and accessories on our article above.