PS6 Might Be Launched As Late As 2029

The ongoing scarcity of reminiscence chips has reportedly led Sony to contemplate delaying the PS6’s launch to 2028 or 2029.

The scarcity of reminiscence chips is impacting the gaming trade considerably. We have already seen GPU producers elevate costs and even discontinue sure merchandise. It appears the influence will attain next-gen consoles as nicely, as first reported by Insider Gaming and now corroborated by Bloomberg: RAM worth will increase will delay the next-gen console of PlayStation.

PS6 Could be Pushed to 2029 and Switch 2 Price Increase Being Contemplated

The report states that “people familiar with the company’s thinking” have revealed that Sony Group has considered “pushing back the debut of its next PlayStation console to 2028 or even 2029.” That’s not all; folks conversant in Nintendo’s plans have additionally said that the corporate “is also contemplating raising the price” of the Switch 2 in 2026. However, neither Sony nor Nintendo has formally commented on these plans.

When discussing the influence of reminiscence costs on current-gen consoles, Nintendo has already said that it’ll “carefully” consider Switch 2’s worth amid rising reminiscence prices. Sony, however, has said that PS5 shares received’t be affected by reminiscence shortages till the top of the vacation 2026 season. At the identical time, PS6 and PlayStation handheld are claimed to have spectacular reminiscence specs, so Sony appears to be in a pickle for his or her next-gen console.

In different information, try PlayStation’s newest State of Play occasion, which featured a John Wick reveal, God of War Trilogy Remake, and extra. Additionally, PlayStation Plus Game Catalog titles for February 2026 have been revealed. What are your ideas on Sony contemplating pushing PS6’s launch to 2029? Leave your ideas down within the feedback, and be a part of the official Insider Gaming Discord server.

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