What should Sony do for the next Playstation?

[EricHiggin]

Zippy6 said:

They're stuck. A powerful PS6 will be too expensive, a more modest device will have people complaining it's not a big enough jump and shouldn't exist.

If they release a $799 machine people will cry it's too expensive, if they release a $499 machine people will cry it's not powerful enough.

For console gaming to remain mainstream it needs to keep a low price point

Thankfully Sony will have a 100m+ installbase of PS5's they can coast on for a while if PS6 early adoption is slow and difficult.

Zippy6 said:

Frankly I think right now they'd be better off doing a PS5 redesign that cuts costs.

A PS5 Super Slim based on RDNA4, but still targeting the same power level, would be cheaper to manufacture. It would use less watts and allow them to save money on the cooling too.

What about launching the PS6 handheld asap as a PS5 handheld instead? Just push next gen off until 2030 ish, or further possibly.

While they're at it in this case, either heavily subsidize the PS5 handheld, or use the handheld internals and make a PS5 (Lite) Super Slim.

If the PS5 Lite can match the existing PS5 Slim performance visually, then just discontinue PS5 Slim and call the PS5 Lite the PS5 Super Slim.

That way you'd still only have 3 consumer SKU's like now. PS5 Super Slim being digital like Pro but with a disc drive add on option.

PS5 Super Slim could be a massive size reduction (like PS2 Slim was) and could be extremely affordable only being digital.

Maybe SNY could just use FSR5/6 to make a PSSR3 and update PS5 Pro to keep the gen going beyond 2030.

Dunno if I'd say this is the best option, but wouldn't be a terrible option based on the situation everyone's in as you said.