Required Silicon Faces Shortage For Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PC To Remain Until Latter Half Of 2021, AMD Tells

As many are familiar with the ongoing scarcity of next-generation consoles to purchase currently, there is a reason for that. From what you might expect, the COVID-19 pandemic has crippled production for silicon & component manufacturers like AMD from properly producing enough hardware for its partners upon leading to the past holiday season – henceforth the shortage.

And, of course, Xbox Series X|S & PlayStation 5 met the edge of that blade upon this holiday season with each system’s respective release and further as Christmas shopping swelled in the market. But while both Sony alongside Microsoft sold its available stock virtually upon release, it promises to rebound that in 2021. Xbox lead Phil Spencer promised more production entering 2021 in an year-ending interview back in December.

However, it is not simple as upping production. According to the AMD CEO Lisa Su, shortages for the required silicon for gaming consoles and even PC components are to remain until the halfway mark of 2021. Transcribed by Tom’s Hardware, it is projected that the latter half of this year will face a definitive transition in major production for the silicon and ultimately bring more gaming systems.

In AMD’s fiscal year earnings report, it is issued that highlighted components such as its Zen 3 Ryzen CPUs, and RX 6000 series graphics cards are to be victim of this shortage. Additionally, Su does go on to disclose that low-end PCs are also to be affected by this as other silicon as well is also involved as demand fails to cease.

In a recent earnings call issued by Sony earlier this week, the firm also shares to promise upping production entering the new year. “We are currently on track to meet our sales goal for the fiscal year of more than 7.6 million units, but we have not been able to fully meet the high level of demand from customers,” the firm writes. You can read the full report by heading here.

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Source: Tom’s Hardware