Overview
- Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki told the Wall Street Journal on Monday that the company has not fixed an internal launch date for the PlayStation 6.
- Totoki attributed the delay to a global memory and component shortage caused largely by rapid AI and data‑center demand, and said memory prices are expected to remain very high through fiscal 2027.
- Sony confirmed it has secured enough memory to meet forecasted PS5 sales through March 2027, a move that lets the company extend the current generation while it monitors supply.
- The company announced in July that it will stop producing physical PlayStation game discs from January 2028, a change that points to an all‑digital PS6 design and alters hardware cost and distribution choices.
- Analysts have shifted many launch forecasts from 2027 toward 2028 or later and warn retail prices could rise sharply—potentially past $1,000—which, together with Sony’s pivot to entertainment and digital sales, could lengthen the PS5 lifecycle and push Sony to rely more on subscriptions and IP revenue.