Lately Lisa Su, CEO of AMD, said she was really impressed with the growing demand for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X / S. On the other hand, it is certainly no secret that the demand for next-gen consoles has been very strong right from the start. Then the shortage of supply due to the pandemic has only made them more difficult to find, and consequently more in demand. Therefore, Lisa Su intervened on the matter stating that AMD will increase chip production in 2022, which should be another year of high demand for Sony and Microsoft. Although 2023 will truly be the “peak year” for next-gen consoles.
PlayStation 5 and Xbox: Lisa Su reflects on the strong demand from users
“Well, first of all, I think the console business, this console cycle and everything if you look at it in its entirety, has been fantastic”, so AMD CEO Lisa Su stepped in to comment on the strong demand in the market for PlayStation 5 and Xbox. “I mean, if you think about the strength of the cycle, now we are almost in the middle of the second year and the fact that the demand is so high. I mean, we have shipped a lot of products. So the fact that demand is still high says something about the product capability that has been captured by both Microsoft and Sony in this console cycle. We continue to increase production. We expect 2022 to be another year of strong growth for consoles. If you look at the typical console cycle, the peak year is actually the fourth year typically. And so you would expect that perhaps 2023 would be the peak year “.
Beyond this, Lisa Su acknowledged that supply chain issues related to the pandemic only prevent her from making predictions about product seasonality. Including the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X / S. And so AMD’s CEO continues: “But the overall point is, look, it’s a great platform. We like the fact that we have so many users using AMD technology on consoles and we will continue to increase the offer. And from the point of view of seasonality, yes, you are right. Seasonality becomes more subdued in this environment until we arrive at some sort of more normalized environment. ” Yet, Covid-19 or not, one thing is certain: gamers want next-gen consoles. For the moment, in fact, both the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox seem to be available on international markets. You just need to find them.