Magic Hag Semiconductor Shortage Conspiracy Theory!

It is a common belief that the COVID-19 pandemic that has plagued the world over the last year has played a central role in the recent shortage of semiconductors used in cars and consumer electronics such as computers, and video game consoles and while this may be not be outright inaccurate there may be more to it than the world is aware. Last year was a massive year for the games industry with the launch of both Sony, and Microsoft's 9th generation consoles in addition to the pandemic keeping many at home which increased both the amount of games sold, and the average amount of hours spent playing video games to record highs. As both Sony, and Microsoft began to ramp up production of their next generation consoles they both ran into issues regarding the acquisition of the semiconductors necessary to meet expected demand for these next generation pieces of hardware; this was all according to plan...