TSMC is rumored to increase AMD chip production for Sony PS5

Sony’s “difficult to find a single device” and scalping behavior of the PS5 console launched by Sony this year can be said to have affected the initial user scale of Sony PS5. In order to solve this problem, it is rumored that Sony will increase its production capacity in 2021, and the output of PS5 consoles in 2021 is likely to reach 1680 to 18 million.

According to Digitimes, they obtained information from practitioners in the semiconductor supply chain that the current foundry company TSMC provides AMD’s additional capacity, so the output of the 7nm AMD chipset used by Sony’s PS5 will increase accordingly. It speculates that in 2021, Sony’s PS5 AMD chip production will increase by 40% to 50%, reaching 1.4 million to 1.5 million units per month. According to its previous news, TSMC and ASE, the manufacturer of Sony AMD chips, will provide additional capacity support for the PS5.

According to Vgchartz's statistics, the PS5 has sold 3.37 million units within a month after its launch on November 12. Jim Ryan, the president of SIE, also said that Sony has already sold all PS5 inventory this year. If you want to ensure this momentum and allow more players to get the console at a more normal price, Sony really needs to increase production.