Sony sold 1.6 million PlayStation 5 consoles, about a third fewer than last year at this time, and says it has plenty of memory for the foreseeable future: > Regarding the impact of memory market conditions on PlayStation 5 hardware, we have secured the quantity of memory necessary to meet our projected sales volume for FY26, and there is no change to our plan for hardware profitability for FY26 to remain similar to FY25. In other words, there shouldn’t be any major PS5 restock panics or severe manufacturing shutdowns leading into big game launches (like GTA VI), but price increases are always on the table to maintain profitability. [Link: Sony raises guidance as Q1 profit beats forecast on strong gaming business | https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/sony-posts-40-rise-q1-profit-beating-estimates-2026-07-31/ | Reuters]

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