The global chip shortage, explained

The ongoing global chip shortage means that it could be tougher to buy everything from a PS5 to a Ford truck for the next few months. But fixing the problem might need bigger changes to both how we manufacture processors and the supply chain at large.

[TheVerge]

What tech are you hoping to buy soon that's currently suffering from supply issues because of the chip shortage?

[Interloper]

I just bought a bag of chips, what's the issue?

[osmanhussain]

Good, I can now explain my family that buying a ps5 was worth it

[enigmathegrayman]

“You’ll probably wait awhile before you can buy a ps5, but you won’t have to wait as long to buy a PS6” uh-oh 😱😱

[Antropic]

Correction, it’s been months and SONY hasn’t been able to obtain my $500.

[TracksideViews]

Lucked in to finding a 3080 in January for MSRP

[adriang]

That's so stupid and dangerous. Imagine if that one factory is bombed or something? We'd be screwed.

[shubhamspatil]

The main reason is that very few companies know how to manufacture chips.

[samushunter]

With the PS5 and Series X being in short supply because of this chip issue, it's also hard to find previous console gen consoles like Xbox One and Ps4 or PS4 Pro. Crazy. Everyone became a gamer since the pandemic, literally almost everyone.

[mattceccotti]

Chaim, your delivery and tone gets better and better every video. The improvements from your first Verge video to now are really noticeable, great stuff! Also, Alix I love those frame within frames you did starting at 0:31 and especially the last one with the PS controller in the foreground while the host says "next gen consoles". I thought those were really really sweet.

[AlvarLagerlof]

Samsung makes their own chips, Apple only uses the ARM ISA and make the design themselves, TSMC is Taiwanese. Come on this is basics

[DarkMerchant]

Gaming has been hit the hardest. Everyone is gaming now. Apple was able to secure enough chips for its products. I just don’t know how the gaming industry is struggling that much. It’s been 6 months now.

[pushingthrottles]

Lol..."American components, Russian components... ALL MADE IN TAIWAN"- Russian cosmonaut from the movie Armageddon.

[TheAstronomyDude]

Instead of investing in private yachts in the 90s and 00s, Intel should have built factories in America.

[mphil]

For 26+ years Trump has been warning us about China and finally we get it. Hope its not too late. We need to be independent from other countries in all respects: oil, manufacturing, brain power etc.

[abdullahbinmadhi]

mean while in a super market in saudi arabia that i used shop at, has stacks and stacks of ps5 and no one bought it yet. Mostly because they bundled all the accessories with it.

[lookingupwards]

President Trump put a band on things from China for a reason but you completely missed that part

[RWMoortgat]

Chaim and Dieter are my favourite Verge hosts. Super stylish jacket Chaim! :)

[mariacheebandidos]

1:15, so when apple says it was making it's own phones, ...
btw, apple doesn't license chip design from arm.

[davidwave]

So, the issue is the same issue all across tech: consolidation and monopoly. Great!