Sony Says PlayStation 6 Gets Official Development Update, but Release Date Remains Unannounced Amid Cost Concerns

Sony outlines next steps

Sony said work on its next console generation is progressing as scheduled. During the company’s latest quarterly financial results, CFO Lin Tao said Sony plans to make solid progress toward the PlayStation 6 in the next fiscal year.

Tao said Sony intends to prepare for its next-generation platform while releasing strong games and expanding its service. He also discussed investment in the new platform, saying the company would make necessary investments and announce its plans at an appropriate time.

Sony has not provided a concrete release date. The article says 2028 is widely believed to be the console’s arrival year.

Price remains uncertain

Sony has not said how much the PlayStation 6 will cost. The article notes that PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X prices have risen since their 2020 releases, and cites reports suggesting the new console could cost $1,000 or more.

Hardware leaker KeplerL2 first estimated a consumer price of about $699.99, based on production costs of $760. The leaker later said production costs had climbed to $960, citing higher component costs driven by AI companies.

In a NeoGAF forum post weeks ago, KeplerL2 said RAM and NAND alone cost more than $680. The article also cites earlier VGC reporting that Sony does not plan to sell hardware at significant losses.

Console generation winds down

The PlayStation 5 generation is described as winding down, though the timing of its successor remains unconfirmed. The article characterizes the PS5 run as having too few games, while highlighting Astro Bot as a standout.

The piece also mentions The Last Of Us Part 3 and Marvel’s Spider-Man 3 as games players may consider when weighing what they would pay for the next console. No release timing for those games is provided.