| EricHiggin said: "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. |
The problem with having gens that short is that nowadays AAA devs are taking longer than that just to make a single game, so if a game started development now, it might not even come out until the PS7 arrives in this timeline you suggest.
Gens have been getting longer and longer, reverting to a 5 year gen like this sounds like it would cause more problems than it solves, you'd have less time to recoup the costs of R&D and it would complicate game development.
Last edited by curl-6 - on 10 May 2026
