Sony Faces PS5 Pro Shortage Ahead of GTA 6 Launch

Sony is dealing with a PlayStation 5 Pro shortage as retailers and Sony's own store run out of stock ahead of GTA 6's release. The company is working to restore supply, with the shortage linked to high demand and temporary market constraints.

PlayFront reported that a Sony memo sent to retailers said the PS5 Pro shortage could continue through early 2027 at the earliest. The memo attributed the situation to temporary market supply constraints and high demand.

The PS5 Pro launched in November 2024 after Sony introduced the mid-generation console update. The company later increased PS5 and PS5 Pro prices in April 2026, citing the global economic landscape.

Demand for the higher-powered console has increased as players prepare for GTA 6, one of the biggest gaming releases of the decade. The game is scheduled to arrive on November 19, according to the source article.

PlayFront reported that Sony's retailer memo stated, "through early 2027 at the earliest." The publication also reported that the memo described the cause as "temporary market supply constraints and high demand."

Performance expectations for GTA 6 remain limited across consoles. Digital Foundry said the game is expected to run at 30 frames per second because of its heavy CPU requirements, including world simulations, traffic, physics, weather, and non-player character interactions.

Digital Foundry analyst Alexander Battaglia told IGN that the PS5 Pro could improve the game's visual presentation through PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution and stronger ray tracing capabilities.

"Real-time ray-traced transparency reflections are much more obvious" in the second GTA 6 trailer compared with the first one, Battaglia said.

He added that improved reflections could enhance details such as glass on bottles, vehicle windshields, and building windows, while the PS5 Pro's advanced hardware supports those graphical features.