Sony PS6 release date: PS6 production tipped to start in less than two years

During a recent video where Mark Cerny and Jack Huyhn discussed “Project Amethsyt”, Mark Cerny remarked that technologies like Neural Arrays and Universal Compression could show up in new consoles in a few years. This gave rise to speculation that the PS6 release date could fall sometime in 2028, which is at odds with information previously revealed by leakers like Moore’s Law Is Dead.

MLID has previously claimed that the next-generation Sony console will land in 2027, likely in Fall 2027. The leaker has now doubled down on this information, claiming that, per a Sony document, the PS6 production will start in mid or early 2027. If true, this means that Sony will stick with the 7-year console lifecycle with the officiall launch of the PlayStation 6 and, possibly, also the PS6 Portable.

We have a good idea of what to expect from the PS6 and the PS6 Portable in terms of performance, as we have covered the specs of the consoles extensively in the past. What we don’t have an idea about, however, is the price. 

We previously heard that the PS6 price could be around $500 for the digital variant. This no longer seems likely as console prices have gone up quite a bit over the past months, with both Microsoft and Sony raising the prices of the Xbox Series and PS5. As such, the PS5 Digital Edition now starts at $499.99, while the standard PS5 with a disk drive and the PS5 Pro now retail for $549.99 and $749.99, respectively. Seeing these new prices, it is quite hard to imagine Sony releasing the PS6 at $499.

MLID speculates that a starting PS6 price of $549 would make gamers quite happy, even if the console comes without a disk drive. We’d have to agree, as the PS6 is expected to bring a huge performance improvement over the base PS5. So, if Sony can resist the urge to price the console in line with the PS5 Pro and make the PS6 available close to the PS5’s price, this would be a huge win.

That said, this is pure speculation at this point. Gaming hardware pricing is incredibly hard to nail down before launch. So, keep your hopes in check.