PS6 Release Is Still Likely Targeting Late 2027 Says Hardware Leaker Despite Rumours Of Delay To 2029
Moore’s Law Is Dead, a noted hardware insider, has stated that the PS6 is unlikely to be delayed despite ongoing rising RAM costs, with Sony still targeting a late 2027 release window for its next-generation console.
HIs comments come following a report on Bloomberg that stated Sony may look to push the release of the PS6 back in to 2028/2029 due to the rising costs of components. MST Financial also stated earlier this year that the new console may come out later than unexpected as Sony expects the PS5 lifecycle to be extended.
Now, in a new video posted on YouTube, Moore’s Law Is Dead feels that the PS6 is not going to see such a big delay, and even if it does get pushed back, he feels this may only mean the system will arrive in early 2028. Here’s a quote from the video:
I think I’ve crystallised why I would say the PS6 will almost certainly come out in 2027, if not early 2028. I do not think it will be delayed to 2029. First thing first, when people talk about RAM prices, they don’t get how much it costs to develop a console. Just the APU, Sony is paying AMD tens of millions of dollars, paying extra for RAM, for like the fist six months of the console life, is not worth delaying something. They have contracts with AMD and TSMC.
Moore’s Law Is Dead has previously commented extensively on the PS6, and last year stated he believes that manufacturing for the new system will begin in mid-2027.
Sony hasn’t officially announced a successor to the PS5 yet, but we know the format holder has teamed with AMD for Project Amethyst, which is set to define its next-generation hardware. A video released last year featuring PS5 lead architect Mark Cerny and AMD’s SVP & GM of Computing and Graphics Group, Jack Huynh, highlighted a number of technical advancements to come out of this collaboration, including Universal Compression, which will certainly be featured in the PS6.
[Source – Moore’s Law Is Dead YouTube via PushSquare]
