Ahead of the September news conference, Sony has cut production of PlayStation 4 to adjust inventory, people familiar with the matter said. Several major e-commerce websites in Japan, including Sonys own e-commerce site, said the PlayStation 4 was out of stock.



PlayStation 4 sales have been weaker in Japan than in the U.S. Data from videogame magazine publisher Famitsu showed sales of the console in Japan have been declining slightly in recent weeks. Nevertheless, stocks of the device are likely to run out as the company limits production.



The white model was gone two weeks ago and we just sold our last black model in stock, said the chief of the videogame floor at a major electronics store in Tokyo. Our central purchasing department warned us we wouldnt get any for now because the item is simply not in distribution channels.