The PlayStation 5 will have its own virtual reality headset, however, consumers may face ongoing difficulties obtaining a PS5 console given a supply chain shortfall.

PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan revealed both developments in a Monday interview with The Washington Post.

In an October 2020 interview with The Post, Ryan said while Sony was still very much interested in VR, any more news about the company’s VR investments may not come in 2021.

The continuation of Sony’s VR platform ensures that the PlayStation 5 is at least proofed for any possible future of popular virtual reality titles.

The accessibility of the PlayStation 5 to consumers remains an ongoing issue, however.

Ryan said Sony is “very sorry” that more people haven’t been able to buy PlayStation 5 consoles, despite having sold 4.5 million machines through the end of December.

Console shortages for Sony’s machine, as well as Microsoft’s Xbox line have been scarce during the entire pandemic, which continues to affect the supply chain, Ryan said.

Ryan said Sony is absolutely affected by the current global semiconductor chip shortage, due to the demand of consumer electronics since the pandemic began.

Despite that, Sony was still able to deliver on Ryan’s expectation that they would sell more of the new machine than PlayStation 4 consoles sold through the end of 2013 (4.2 million).

One out of four PS5 owners never owned a PlayStation 4, said Ryan, which means Sony is acquiring or welcoming back new or lapsed customers, and that about half of them are new to PSN.