In a strange twist of fate, Sony's making more PS4's while MS is discontinuing the XB1

[DaSk8D00D]

And both stories broke within a day of each other via Bloomberg and The Verge




Sony Is Dealing With PlayStation 5 Shortage by Making More PS4s

The Japanese conglomerate told assembly partners late last year that it would continue making its earlier-generation machine through this year, according to people familiar with the matter. While Sony never officially announced when it would stop making the PS4, it had previously planned to discontinue assembly at the end of 2021, they said, asking not to be named as the plans are not public.

A Sony spokesperson confirmed PS4 production would continue this year and said the company had not planned to stop making the console. “It is one of the best-selling consoles ever and there is always crossover between generations,” the company said.

Microsoft has discontinued all Xbox One consoles

Microsoft has stopped manufacturing all Xbox One consoles. The software giant originally discontinued the Xbox One X and digital Xbox One S ahead of the Xbox Series X launch, then quietly stopped manufacturing the Xbox One S at the end of 2020, leaving retailers to sell out their remaining stock.

“To focus on production of Xbox Series X / S, we stopped production for all Xbox One consoles by the end of 2020,” says Cindy Walker, senior director of Xbox console product marketing, in a statement to The Verge.

“We can actually build more of the Series S [chips] in the same [chip] die space as we can the Series X,” said Spencer. That’s a key reason for why we’re seeing steady Xbox Series S stock, alongside Microsoft’s decision to quietly discontinue the Xbox One S in favor of its next-gen consoles.

Just a friendly reminder to believe in your generations, and as always, I'm simply reporting the news

 

[daze23]

 

[humminbird]

makes sense
most of the big titles for ps5 are still on ps4

 

[breakfuss]

"We believe in generations!"

 

[Pull Up the Roots]

Producing 1m more PS4s vs stopping production on an albatross. What's the [negative] spin here?

 

[Mike809]

One last gen console is still selling , while the other one isn't

 

[breakfuss]

Producing 1m more PS4s vs stopping production on an albatross. What's the [negative] spin here?

I think OP is just pointing out the irony/hypocrisy of it all. I don't disagree with the move but Sony was the one screaming "we must charge forward!" and now we seeing them renege

 

[Kingshango]

"We believe in generations!"

That's gonna be THE quote of this current gen.

 

[el_oh_el]

I remember this

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Sony stans

 

[The Mad Titan]

Sony stans stay on full hypocrisy mode.

 

[HiiiPower]

Sony stans stay on full hypocrisy mode.

Y’all all the same lol, like..it’s gotta get boring at some point right lol

 

[Rekkapryde]

If X1s were selling they'd still keep making em too.

PS3s were manufuctured for 11 years.
PS2s were made for 12 years.

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

what's the twist?

one has demand ...the other doesn't!

there's no console war and hasn't been one in 2 generations

people like court dog are hold outs who won't acknowledge reality like flying a rebel flag after losing a war. defiant to the bitter end.

 

[old pig]

bruh.