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Chairman of the leading&nbsp;electronics manufacturer Foxconn recently told investors that chip shortages could last until the second quarter of 2022; if so, this will likely&nbsp;affect the production of the already hard-to-find and consoles.&nbsp; have rested at the forefront of their limited stock since launch. And no one has been able to offer a concrete answer as to when exactly the situation will improve.SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAYIn January, the CEO of&nbsp;processing chip manufacturer AMD estimated the "tightness" of supplies could persist well into the year. 's&nbsp;head of investor relations, Mike Spencer, later said Xbox Series X|S might&nbsp;remain supply constrained through the month of June. However, recent revelations from tech companies suggest PlayStation and Xbox fans shouldn't get their hopes up just yet. The often&nbsp;secretive , for instance,&nbsp;has admitted that it may delay the previously scheduled August release of its&nbsp; due to a&nbsp;shortage on semiconductors. And while it seemed for a while that giants like Apple may be spared, new information indicates&nbsp;every major tech company will take a hit this year - and Microsoft included.As the biggest supplier to tech groups such as Microsoft, Google, and Apple, Foxconn's word carries a lot of weight. Right now, things aren't looking so good. In an earnings call this past&nbsp;Tuesday, the Taiwanese manufacturer's chairman, Young Liu, said its shipments for the year may&nbsp;suffer by upwards of 10 percent because&nbsp;of the chip shortage. Business publication reported on Liu's remarks (via ), citing the chairman as saying the supply constraints could extend until the second quarter of 2022 at least.Foxconn's woes paint a rather grim picture for other electronics&nbsp;manufacturers. If even the heavyweights are estimating a lengthy holdup on components, relatively lower priority brands&nbsp;like PlayStation and Xbox&nbsp;will continue to&nbsp;struggle in their attempts to secure supplies.In February, even the&nbsp;, given that these&nbsp;supply constraints have affected far more than gaming. Semiconductors are vital to the automotive business, as well as several other avenues of the tech industry. Unfortunately, the lingering effects of the pandemic means such valuable resources are unlikely to become readily accessible anytime soon.Source: via

Chairman of the leading&nbsp;electronics manufacturer Foxconn recently told investors that chip shortages could last until the second quarter of 2022; if so, this will likely&nbsp;affect the production of the already hard-to-find and consoles.&nbsp; have rested at the forefront of their limited stock since launch. And no one has been able to offer a concrete answer as to when exactly the situation will improve.SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAYIn January, the CEO of&nbsp;processing chip manufacturer AMD estimated the "tightness" of supplies could persist well into the year. 's&nbsp;head of...

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