Asian Tech Press (Oct 13) -- Sony will ship about 30 million PS5 consoles next year, a source said.

The Japanese gaming giant expected to ship about 30 million PlayStation 5 consoles within the next year, suggesting Sony may be optimistic that its supply problems will improve significantly in fiscal 2023.

Noted gaming insider Tom Henderson published a report on his website Insider Gaming, saying Sony is aiming to ship 30 million PS5 consoles in fiscal year 2023, between March 2023 and March 2024.

12 million of the 30 million units that Sony plans to ship will be the "old PS5," Insider Gaming noted. The "new PS5" will not change in appearance, and may only be lighter than the first generation.

Sony seems confident that the problems plaguing PS5 supply are nearing an end. Although not yet officially announced, Sony expected to start selling the new PS5 with a detachable disc drive, which will not go into production until the middle of next year.

Sony had sold an estimated 21.7 million PlayStation 5 consoles since its launch in November 2020.