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firebush03 on 14 June 2025
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Otter said:

In actual context it makes much more sense. 

"While we can't share further details at this stage, the future of the platform is top of mind."

Nishino concludes by saying they are "committed to exploring a new and enhanced way for players to engage with our content and services".

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/06/sonys-ps6-strategy-is-top-of-mind-cloud-streaming-to-remain-ancillary-to-local-play#:~:text=In%20a%20business%20interview%2C%20PlayStation's,within%20the%20company%20right%20now.


For sure, Sony know that neither developers or gamers are ready to leave the current gen anytime soon. I don't think they're in a rush to push out the next playstation, but it will be the biggest reframing of what a generational leap means for them and undoubtably PS5 is still part of that framework. They just want investors to know that they are paying attention to how the industry is changing. Software will lowkey be hardware agnostic and more innovative software is the only thing I think we really need on the PS5 side of things.

Kyuu said:

PS6 ain't coming before late 2027 at the earliest (that's 7 years after PS5 launched). 2028 is the right time imo. Whatever Microsoft does will be irrelevant unless they return to exclusivity out of nowhere.

And there isn't much harm in PS6 launching early, knowing most games will be crossgen again for several years. Playstation remains comfortably the best supported console as far as relevant 3rd party games, as a matter of fact it just got an upgrade of receiving Microsoft's support. Like the PS4 and unlike the Switch, PS5's post replacement support will last for a long long time. The fact that PS4 remains strong after all these years bodes well for the PS5, and not so well for the PS6 in the early years.

PS5 is not in trouble, the PS6 is. If Sony don't improve their output and return to true exclusivity, they'll increasingly find it harder to convince their existing playerbase to upgrade, and will bleed players and lose potential newcomers to other platforms.

oof i committed the cardinal sin of (i) not reading the article/trusting the bait title and (ii) citing Dexerto. My bad. Yeah, what you two say makes sense.