Overview
- Sony CFO Lin Tao said the PlayStation 5 is “only in the middle of the journey” and that the company plans to expand it further.
- Her remarks were delivered during Sony’s latest financial briefing, providing a formal signal of continued focus on the system.
- Industry coverage interprets the mid-cycle comment as pointing to multi-year support that could extend toward around 2030, though that timing is analysis rather than a firm plan.
- Separate reports and rumors suggest a successor could arrive as early as 2027, which remains unconfirmed and contrasts with expectations of extended PS5 support.
- Commentary notes that PS5’s early years were slowed by pandemic-era production issues and that Microsoft is expected to work on its next Xbox while maintaining support for Series X|S.