| curl-6 said: Tough to say. Sony say they're making "solid progress" (https://www.vgchartz.com/article/469584/sony-is-making-solid-progress-on-playstation-6-development/) while leaks claim the RAM/SSD in the thing will cost a whopping $650. (https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-6-ram-and-storage-alone-may-cost-680-according-to-leaker) They may try to wait out the memory crunch and push the launch back, but I expect there's a limit to how long they can delay when the logistics involved will be well in motion at this point, and I doubt its easy to just put everything involved on hold for an indeterminate length of time; after all, there's no guarantee prices will be much lower by 2029. |
Additionally, in the first half of the fiscal year (April - September) Sony Gaming's operating income hit 420 billion yen. Their next half's income (October - March) is projected to drop all the way to 280 billion yen in spite of GTA6 and the holiday quarter. This implies that PS6 R&D and production are about to eat into their profits, which in turn implies a late 2027 or early 2028 PS6 launch.
Sony traditionally made more money in the 2nd half than the 1st, so something is up. Perhaps another explanation is that they intend to sell very high volumes of heavily discounted PS5's for GTA6. Then again, their first half this year was abnormally strong (comparable to their full year record), so a sudden decline in profitability isn't out of the question even without accounting for heavy discounts or PS6.
