Sony “considering” PlayStation 6 delay to 2028 or 2029
Sony’s next-generation console is facing delays, and we can all blame AI
A new report from Bloomberg claims that Sony is considering a delay for its planned PlayStation 6 console. Citing sources familiar with the company’s thinking, Sony is reportedly pushing back its next-generation PlayStation to 2028 or 2029. Why, the simple answer is AI (it’s almost always AI…).
This delay has been linked to rising component costs. This includes rising DRAM pricing and NAND costs. High demand for new AI datacenters has created a memory crisis, making memory an incredibly expensive commodity. This has already had a catastrophic impact on the consumer PC market and will have knock-on effects on most consumer electronics products.
A recent leak claims that Sony plans to release two PlayStation 6 devices. With their PlayStation 6 Handheld, Sony reportedly plans to launch the device with 24GB of LPDDR5X memory. The second device, a PlayStation 6 home console, will reportedly launch with 30GB of GDDR7 memory.
Sony Group Corp. is now considering pushing back the debut of its PlayStation console to 2028 or even 2029, according to people familiar with the company’s thinking. That would be a major upset to the carefully orchestrated strategy to sustain user engagement between hardware generations.
Sony has not officially unveiled its PlayStation 6 console. However, the company stated in 2025 that its next-generation console would be released “in a few years“.
If memory prices don’t decrease, the next generation of consoles will be incredibly expensive. However, console manufacturers may choose to release their next-gen consoles with lower memory capacities instead. All things considered, neither is a good option for consumers. Hopefully, memory pricing will be able to return to normal levels in time and return sanity to the components market.
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