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Speaking to NLab, Sony Interactive Entertainment denied increasing PlayStation 4 production to deal with the current PlayStation 5 shortage.
Denying recent reports, the video game and digital entertainment division of the Japanese company noted that it had no initial plans to end production of the PS4 last year. Highlighting that any further production and sales of the console were already planned in parallel with the rollout of the PS5. Sony also noted that its release schedule of the previous-gen and next-gen console follows the introduction of previous consoles.
Earlier this week, reports claimed that Sony had originally planned to end production of new PS4 consoles by the end of 2021, but the shortage of PS5 had pushed it to move towards producing an additional million PS4 units in 2022.
Source: https://hypebeast.com/2022/1/sony-deny-increasing-ps4-production-playstation-5-shortage-report-info
Basically what we already knew: as Jimbo said at least twice, they planned to keep supporting PS4 during 3 or 4 years more after PS5 release, as they always did with previous generations. So Bloomberg was again lying and spreading FUD over Sony.
From the original source, translated from Japanese via Google Translate:
"SIE PR: It is not true that the PS4 production suspension was withdrawn due to the lack of PS5. There was no plan to end production of PS4 at the end of last year (2021). The PS4 is one of the best-selling console game consoles for SIE, and like the hardware of the past, it produces and sells both old and new hardware in parallel during the transition period of the generation."
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