The time of the Christmas is getting closer and closer, and the demand for next-gen consoles is going to be higher than ever. Unfortunately, the global market continues to experience a shortage of electronic components, which has led to a subsequent shortage of consoles. As commented by the giant AMD A few weeks ago, the shortage would extend into next year. Of course, there are those who try to take advantage of the situation, keeping large stocks of these gadgets accumulated and selling them at a premium. According to a viral video from TikTok, Walmart would be one of these hoarders, and they leave us the proof.
In the video uploaded to the social network TikTok by the user hishamhasan3, and which has already reached more than 3 million views, «This is why you all don’t have PS5s, because Walmart is hogging them all“Followed by a laughing emoji. Of course, we do not know the exact number of consoles that appear in Walmart stores, but the number seems to rise to the thousands.
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Something that has been taken into consideration is that Walmart could be «hoarding»All consoles to prepare your stock for the end of the year celebrations, at which point the demand for the PS5 will go through the roof. We all know that many of these devices sell more during the Black Friday, and Walmart could simply be covering its back from a possible stock shortage. Some TikTok users who work at Walmar have ensured that this is the normal operation of the company, and that the chain only ships small amounts of its stock from time to time.
Sadly, whether Walmart is blameless or not, PlayStation 5 shortage will continue for as long as planned. At the beginning of years the heads of large companies assured that the shortage of consoles would extend at least until June 2021, but it seems that it could turn out to be even longer than thought.