Ampere Warns $1,000 PS6 and Project Helix Could Slash Sales 38%
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Updated · VGChartz · Aug 19
Ampere Warns $1,000 PS6 and Project Helix Could Slash Sales 38%
3 articles · Updated · VGChartz · Aug 19
Summary
87 million to 99 million PS6 and Project Helix units would sell under a $1,000 launch scenario, Ampere estimates, versus a likely 140 million to 160 million for the current PS5 and Xbox Series generation.
A $1,000 price would also leave the PlayStation and Xbox games-and-services market 12% lower by 2031—about $3.4 billion less than if the consoles launched at $700.
Rising memory and storage costs are pushing console prices higher, and Ampere says Sony and Microsoft could avoid that outcome by delaying beyond 2028, subsidizing hardware more heavily, or shifting to new monetization and digital-sales strategies.
Ampere also argues a more radical hardware rethink could justify higher prices; Microsoft has already positioned Project Helix as a hybrid console-PC rather than a conventional Xbox upgrade.