What should Sony do for the next Playstation?

[EricHiggin]

"We would like to think about various simulations, including changing business models to come up with the best solution and strategy,"

Based on this recent SNY quote, I think MLID may still be mostly correct as to the hardware devices launching (minus PS6 Pro). Either holiday 2027 as planned, if not a short delay to holiday 2028 perhaps.

Unless the RAM and SSD issue resolves by early 2027, which many including SNY don't seem to think it will, I think this is what we will get for launch.

PS6 $399-$499 (same internal hardware as the handheld)

PS6 Handheld (hybrid) $499-$599 (overall on par with PS5)

SNY and former SNY employees have been saying for a while now that things need to change and they need to take a different approach, especially when it comes to simply pushing for far higher TF performance. I think SNY may very well keep supporting PS5 and PS5 Pro for the entirety of next gen under PS6. For those who have a PS5 and don't see the need to 'upgrade' to PS6 or the handheld, simply for it's new tech and features, they can keep playing on their PS5 (Pro). 

Personally, I wonder if it might make sense to have a short 5 year gen for PS6 in this case with no more mid gen upgrades. Do cross gen until about 2032, then move on to PS7.

Plan to make all consoles a 5 year gen, but do cross gen, all gen long. So PS5 lasts the entirety of PS6 (2032). PS6 lasts the entirety of PS7 (2037). Always keep hardware a reasonably low price like the PS4 or PS5 launch in this case.