- Sony is hesitant to announce PS6 price or release window as release date and price point are still undecided
- CEO Hiroki Totoki says forecasts for FY 2027 suggest price of memory will be ‘very high’
- Sony is now in the same spot as Valve, which still hasn’t announced a price or launch date for the Steam Machine
Price hikes for both PC and console hardware are more frequent than ever due to the disruptive RAM crisis, and this has unsurprisingly left some companies fearful of making sudden decisions.
As reported by VGC, Sony is currently undecided on PS6 in terms of its release date and price as the memory crunch runs rampant, following in the footsteps of Valve as it is still deciding on the Steam Machine release date and price.
This comes at the same time as Nintendo announced the Switch 2’s price hike, which will take effect on September 1, 2026, and frankly highlights the current state of the PC and console markets as the worst in decades – especially since Sony recently raised the prices of its PS5 hardware.
It’s no surprise, then, to see Sony worried about plans for the next gaming console, the PS6, and its CEO, Hiroki Totoki, effectively made it clear that consumers probably shouldn’t anticipate any major updates on the PS6.
“We have not yet decided when we will launch the new console or at what prices,” Totoki said, underscoring the uncertainty in the market. “So we really want to observe and follow the situation.
“Looking at the current circumstances, the memory price is also expected to be very high [in] FY 2027 because there will still be a shortage of supply. So under that assumption, we have to think carefully about what we want to do.”
What makes matters worse is that the current prices of the PS5 and PS5 Pro are already seen as overpriced by consumers, and this likely means that the PS6 – which should be a significantly more powerful console compared to the PS5 – could be in the same ballpark, or worse, more expensive.
If the RAM crisis is still alive and well when 2027 arrives, Sony may be left with no choice but to go with an unpopular price point that will rub consumers the wrong way regardless. This is exactly why the inevitable launch of Steam Machine is still in a state of limbo, as Valve does not want to be hasty in such uncertain times and leave consumers frustrated.
It’s only a matter of time before there are updates from both Sony and Valve (with the latter likely to be much earlier), but fans shouldn’t be surprised if both gaming systems end up being prohibitive.
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