More PS5 consoles are coming in 2020, Sony promises

The PlayStation 5 has been out of stock at most retailers since Sony launched its next-gen console earlier this month. But on Wednesday, the company promised that more inventory will be available before 2020 ends.

"We want to thank gamers everywhere for making the PS5 launch our biggest console launch ever," Sony tweeted from its PlayStation account. "Demand for PS5 is unprecedented, so we wanted to confirm that more PS5 inventory will be coming to retailers before the end of the year -- please stay in touch with your local retailers."

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Sony didn't offer any hard numbers, so we don't know what its "biggest console launch ever" means. The PS2 and PS4 will likely remain Sony's most successful consoles for the next few years. Nor do we have a sense of how much inventory retailers will receive before the new year. 

You can only order a PS5 online due to the coronavirus pandemic, and Walmart's site crashed on Nov. 12 as people rushed to order it on launch day.

Similarly, Microsoft warned last week that its next-gen consoles, the Xbox Series X and Series S, may be hard to get until April.

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