The PlayStation 5 turns 5 years outdated in November, and discuss in regards to the but-to-be-introduced PS6 has begun selecting up recently. One concept that the proposed successor console might reportedly undertake from the present PlayStation {hardware} technology is a removable disc drive.
In accordance with Insider Gaming, having a removable disc drive will enable Sony to scale back manufacturing and delivery prices of the PS6. That is additionally seen as a method to shield the corporate throughout “unsure instances”, probably a reference to ongoing turbulence out there introduced on by US president Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Basically, this can enable customers to decide on between both a PS6 with a disc drive–a extra conventional option–or a less expensive digital mannequin that they will later improve with the add-on. Compared, the PS5 console first launched with both a constructed-in disc drive or an all-digital mannequin, and individuals who purchased the extra inexpensive console had no choice for upgrading on the time with an add-on accent. This modified when the slimmer PS5 console revision was launched, and final yr’s launch of the PS5 Professional didn’t embrace a disc drive at all–although one can nonetheless be hooked up to it.
A number of years into the present console technology, {hardware} has solely gotten costlier over time. In Europe, the PS5 Digital Version has reportedly been hit with shrinkflation as the interior SSD is being lowered from 1TB to 825GB. Earlier this yr, Sony introduced value will increase for Digital and Normal Version PS5 consoles throughout Europe, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, and in August, the value of all PS5 console fashions within the US elevated by $50 resulting from a “difficult financial setting” Sony mentioned on the time.
One different factor that we do learn about Sony’s subsequent console is that the corporate will proceed to depend on {hardware} over cloud expertise. Again in June, Sony president and CEO Hideaki Nishino mentioned that whereas cloud gaming continues to progress, customers nonetheless favor the “native execution” of video games that comes from bodily media or content material downloaded on to the console itself.
