Sony are using air freight to ensure that PS5 can meet demand / supply enough units
The company has booked 60 flights from October (Delta 747) to ship consoles to retailers. This supply is expected to last through the quarter
Air freight is faster than sea, but more expensive.
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Just to clarify one point. I'm not 100% certain if this is 60 flights, or 60 aircraft. But it does sound like each flight will be full.
Source for this is Delta Air Cargo head Jerry Tai.
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The information for this being from Delta means that they would not be aware of or communicate Sony's plans with other airlines / sea freight
It's unlikely the above covers all shipments / channels. It's also worth noting that these flights are for the US
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(like literally this week, i feel like stories of consoles on boats in mid-september for november launches are standard fare? maybe i'm misremembering.)
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Added some clarifications for some of the questions in the comments.
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To clarify a few points since people are asking.
1. This comes from an interview with Delta China Cargo manager on the record.
2. The shipment below is for the US only
3. Unclear if 60 flights / aircraft. Unclear if 747's, they could be wetleased, or could be other models. twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status…
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Caixin has now published the full interview with Delta online.
Although it is behind a paywall. Here is the PS5 snippet.
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I thought they. Unless the aircraft were brought. But they wouldn’t be a Delta 747. Wish they would get facts right
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It seems to be charter air flights. So not sure if 747 is a typo, or if they're actually wetleasing or something.
It's the Chinese Delta branch communicating this.
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PS5 in first class and the PS5 DE in coach?
In all seriousness, has any console brand air-shipped machines before to meet a deadline?
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We use air freight for product launches as well when we are in need of hitting a specific date. Sony can either chose to eat this cost or pass it along to the consumer...
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