The Sony A95K QD-OLED could be delayed in Europe until May. Or at least that’s what several distributors in charge of bringing Sony products to Europe say. As stated by the French portal AVCaesar.com, there are already several distributors who assure the same thing: the QD Oled Sony A95K televisions scheduled for stores at the end of April in Europe would not arrive on time. Reasons? the current war in Ukraine and the return to various factory closures in China due to COVID-19.
The Sony A95K QD-OLED could arrive later than expected
Shortage of components and logistical chaos: the perfect storm
The plane is currently not usually used, since its cost is too high (and these days even more, with gasoline and diesel pulverizing price records day after day due to the war). Precisely the war in Ukraine is also affecting the train routes since the one that is currently used from China to Europe (the Silk Road) passes through Russian territory, which has decided to restrict said passage (or directly prohibit it). We only have one means left: the ship.
However, with the return of the health crisis in China and several other Asian countries (again the Omicron variant), it has meant a return to various types of confinement, with workers unable to go to their jobs. This affects the factories (which are running at half throttle due to lack of staff) and also the main merchant ports, since they are paralyzed or almost paralyzed, as a result of the closure of Shanghai, whose important maritime traffic is overflowing towards the rest of the country’s ports until they become congested. And each day of confinement that passes makes the situation worse.
A95K launch delay: sine die
Official price of the Sony QD-OLED A95K
Source: AVCaesar