Now you have to wait even longer for the consoles

The next-gen consoles are still only rarely available in stores and many gamers are still waiting to get hold of a PS5 or Xbox Series X. A new interview now nips any hope in the bud: You probably have to be a lot more patient.

Intel’s CEO Pat Gelsinger made a new forecast for the shortage of consoles in an interview. Only very few gamers should like his verdict, because he suspects that the PS5 and Xbox Series X not enough until 2024 will be available in free trade.

PS5 & Xbox: How long will the console crisis last?

In the interview with CNBC, Gelsinger explains that production is no longer just struggling with the shortage of resources for semiconductors. In addition to that, it is now missing on the necessary tools in the factoriesto be able to manufacture the chips for graphics cards, PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles.

For these reasons it will Offer of PS5 and Xbox consoles according to Gelsinger, we will not be able to really meet demand until 2024. Thus he revises his earlier statement that the crisis would be over in 2023. (Source: CNBC)

Sony and Microsoft continue to struggle with problems

Even if the 2024 time frame is currently only a forecast, it is clear that the production of the next-gen consoles will continue to be problematic in the near future – after all, this is complex hardware whose manufacturing problems at several points can. Xbox boss Phil Spencer had already addressed this fact last year and called it the reason for the ongoing shortage of consoles. (Source: TheWrap)

So it stays Xbox Series S is the only next-gen console, at least for now, which is reliably available in free trade. While the PS5, on the other hand, is only ever available in extremely limited contingents, the Xbox Series X is currently available at least in the Xbox All Access Bundle with a 24-month Game Pass subscription from Cyberport.

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