The continuing scarcity of reminiscence chips–which has been primarily attributed to AI firms shopping for up obtainable stock–could push the launch of the PS6 console towards the top of the present decade, analysts imagine.
Speaking to Bloomberg, consultants who declare to be aware of Sony’s methods say that the present demand and rising prices of RAM have led to a “main upset” to Sony’s plans, as it’s now contemplating pushing the PS6 launch to 2028 and even 2029. This strains up with a January report the place a senior analyst claimed that there’s a “excessive probability that the PS6 launch will happen after 2028.”
Lately, Sony confirmed that it has sufficient reminiscence to fulfill demand for PS5 consoles all through 2026, however it’s planning to barter with varied suppliers to safe a dependable provide going ahead. “As for securing a provide of reminiscence, we’re already ready to safe the minimal amount essential to handle the year-end promoting season of subsequent fiscal year–October to December 2026,” Sony CFO Lin Tao mentioned.
Tao added that the “{hardware} gross sales technique might be adjusted flexibly,” suggesting that the PS5 technology might be round for a while but. It is also value noting that the rising costs of elements like GPUs and RAM might add to a later launch for the PS6, which has not been formally introduced by Sony but. Rumors have begun circulating round its design, together with its potential specs and the way a PlayStation handheld might launch alongside it.
In October final yr, PS5 lead architect Mark Cerny and AMD SVP Jack Huynh shed extra mild on the know-how that would probably energy the gadget, like Neural Radiance Caching and Common Compression to cut back reminiscence bandwidth utilization.
In the meantime, analysts additionally count on the Swap 2 value to extend in 2026. According to Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad, earlier this month, the affect of tariffs and growing reminiscence costs might drive Nintendo to lift the value of a Swap 2 console to $550. Nintendo introduced in August 2025 that the value of the unique Swap and different Nintendo merchandise within the US would enhance, however on the subject of Swap 2 pricing, it stays quiet for now.