PS5 Holiday 2026 Stock Won’t Be Impacted By RAM Shortage, Says Sony CFO

Sony’s chief financial officer has revealed during the format holder’s latest earnings result that RAM shortages are not set to impact PS5 stock up to at least the 2026 holiday season.

According to Lin Tao, Sony has secured the minimum amount of money required to maintain stock levels for its current-generation console until the end of Holiday 2026. In addition, the executive noted that Sony will continue negotiations with suppliers, and in order to combat price hikes for RAM, the company is looking at two strategies. One of these involves prioritising the monetisation of their current install base, and second, Sony is considering expanding their revenue from software and network services.

Sony announced during its financial results that the PS5 has shipped 92.2 million units worldwide, with sales for the three-month period ended December 31, 2025 reaching eight million.

The PS5 was released in November 2020 during the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, with many regions under lockdown. This resulted in stock shortages due to lack of manufacturing components, with scalpers quick to take advantage of the situation; any new stock of PS5 was quickly snapped up and resold at exorbitant prices. These issues finally subsided about 18 months later when the console was readily available worldwide and lockdown lifted.

With Sony’s latest home console now over five-years-old there’s been inevitable chatter about the PS6 (and has been for quite some time), although the system has yet to be officially announced. While it was originally rumoured that the PS5’s successor would arrive in late 2027 or early 2028, it has recently been suggested by MST Financial that the console’s release could be a lot later than expected.

[Source – Genki_JPN on X via Insider Gaming]