GB Daily Roundup: Semiconductor sadness | February 2, 2022

Poor, Sony. It should be selling many more PlayStation 5s, but the semiconductor shortage is giving t

Presented by    Poor, Sony. It should be selling many more PlayStation 5s, but the semiconductor shortage is giving them a massive headache. And it's going to continue to do so for some time. If not for the supply chain problems, I wonder just how well PS5 would be doing right now. It could have been on a record pace. As it is, Sony has to do their best to make as many of the consoles as they can. –Mike Minotti, GamesBeat reviews editor

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