Sony guarantees stability for PlayStation 5 amid global RAM crisis

Sony revealed that the PlayStation 5 is protected against the current global RAM memory crisis, ensuring production and price stability at least until the beginning of 2027. According to the financial report released last Thursday (5), the Japanese company has secured sufficient stocks to meet console demand throughout the current fiscal year.

The company’s financial director, Lin Tao, explained that the strategy adopted by Sony was to anticipate the problem that affects several sectors of the technology industry. “As we ensure a stock of the component, we are now able to guarantee the minimum quantity necessary to manage end-of-year sales for the next fiscal year”stated the executive during the presentation of the results.

The preventive measure was taken in a context where the shortage of RAM memory has caused price increases and supply problems throughout the electronic devices production chain. For the PlayStation 5, however, Sony managed to anticipate and secure enough components to keep production stable, even considering the period of high demand that traditionally occurs at the end of the year.

Although the report does not specifically mention whether this strategy already foresees a possible sales peak during the launch of GTA 6 in November, Sony’s planning appears to contemplate high demand scenarios. Lin Tao reinforced that the company is also preparing long-term actions: “In addition, we intend to negotiate with several suppliers in the future to ensure sufficient stock to meet the demand of our consumers.”

In 2025, the PlayStation 5 suffered price increases in important markets such as the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States. Sony’s current message seeks to reassure investors and consumers that measures have been taken to prevent the same from happening again in 2026, at least as far as hardware is concerned.

Services and games can absorb cost impact

Despite the guarantees for the PlayStation 5 hardware, Lin Tao made it clear that the company may resort to adjustments in other areas to ensure the financial health of the business. According to the executive, if necessary, Sony can apply strategic changes in two segments that directly impact consumers’ pockets: games and online services.

“Our PlayStation 5 sales strategy can be adjusted flexibly, and we intend to minimize the impact of rising memory costs in this segment going forward through monetization of the installed base while expanding our revenue in software and network services.”explained the financial director.

This approach suggests that while the console itself may remain stable in price, Sony can offset any cost pressures by increasing revenue through games, expansions, subscriptions and other digital services associated with the PlayStation ecosystem.

In the same report, the company revealed that the PlayStation 5 reached the mark of 92.2 million units sold by December 2025. Sony also highlighted the commercial success of Ghost of Yotei, which has already surpassed the sales of its predecessor Ghost of Tsushima, even before the launch of its multiplayer expansion “Legends”.

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