In the event that you’ve been having a few troubles making sure about a PlayStation 5 or an Xbox Series X, you certainly are in good company. In the run-up to Christmas, supply was disappointingly scant, with new consoles selling out pretty much the minute they went in stock anyplace. For the PlayStation 5, in any event, we may see these stock woes ease in the new year – at least assuming a new report is to be believed.

As per DigiTimes (by means of Gematsu), Sony managed to ship 3.4 million PlayStation 5 units worldwide in the console’s first four weeks of accessibility, which is unquestionably a great number. The PlayStation 5 was released in the US, Japan, Australia, South Korea, and New Zealand on November 12th, while it advanced toward Europe and different regions of the world on November 19th. Critically, that sort leaves out the last couple of weeks before Christmas, so it wouldn’t be amazing to discover that total PS5 shipments are somewhat higher now.

Obviously, the PS5 is selling out as fast as Sony and its manufacturing partners can create stock, yet it appears to be that creation will get a lift in the new year too. DigiTimes’ report additionally says that PS5 creation is relied upon to arrive at 16.8 to 18 million units in 2021, which will be aided by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) giving AMD more foundry capacity to produce the PS5’s CPU.

The expectation is that with this extra foundry capacity, downstream creation will have the option to increase also. While PS5 stock will at present be rare in the coming many months, it may not be an excessive amount of longer before stock starts to find interest – accepting, obviously, that DigiTimes’ report (which depends on claims from “industry sources”) is precise.

For the time being, however, the PS5 is rare, and despite the fact that we’re formally on the opposite side of the Christmas shopping season, we don’t anticipate that stock burdens should ease for a brief period in any event. In case you’re attempting to make sure about a console for yourself, make certain to look at our tips and tricks guide for beating the scalpers, bots, and your regular human competition.