Updated
Updated · Yahoo · Aug 18
Sony Leaves PS6 Launch Undecided as RAM Crisis Pushes 2027 Memory Costs Higher
Updated
Updated · Yahoo · Aug 18

Sony Leaves PS6 Launch Undecided as RAM Crisis Pushes 2027 Memory Costs Higher

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo · Aug 18

Summary

  • Hiroki Totoki said Sony still has not fixed a PS6 launch date, underscoring that the company has yet to decide both timing and pricing for its next-generation console.
  • AI data-center demand has tightened RAM supply and lifted memory prices, while trade wars have added pressure on components Sony needs for hardware production.
  • Totoki warned memory prices are expected to stay high through FY2027, reinforcing why Sony is delaying an internal launch decision despite long-running market speculation.
  • Analysts had widely pointed to 2027, but some now see a late-2028 debut after Sony said it will end physical game-disc production in January 2028, signaling a cheaper all-digital PS6.

Insights

With AI driving up costs and physical discs dying by 2028, is the PS6 delay hiding the end of traditional gaming consoles?
Could the very AI technology Sony is heavily researching be the exact reason gamers must wait years longer for the next PlayStation?