There will most likely be a PS6. We have already received several rumors about Sony hardware in the past few months. You can find out which of these are particularly interesting in this article.
Sony took precautions back in 2019 by immediately protecting the brand for the company PS6 to PS10 registered. In view of this, it seems that it will really continue until console number ten Cloud future unlikely.
Players probably won't have to do without a PlayStation 6. We have summarized the previous rumors and speculations about the next-gen console in this article.
There is “something else”
PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan – soon leaves his post – viewed the future of consoles positively at the time of the PS5 launch. Opposite the WELT He shared at the time: “I have the feeling that there will be something more.”
A Note on the publication period there was at the end of 2022. At this point, Sony Interactive Entertainment sent a document to the British competition authority CMA. The reason was the takeover of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft, which is why Sony feared that the “Call of Duty” series would be discontinued after 2027. The year for the market launch of the successor console was again blacked out.
However, a release in 2028 could be derived from the information. This period would not be unlikely, as six to seven years have always passed between the individual PlayStation consoles. In this case it would be around eight years. The PS5 came onto the market in November 2020.
Also Microsoft documents later pointed to 2028. The Redmond-based company does not expect the next generation of consoles to launch until this year at the earliest.
Whenever the console comes: Close technical cooperation with Activision is following the merger with Microsoft almost impossible. Jim Ryan made this clear in June 2023. The publisher should not find out any details about the PS6, otherwise Microsoft could also get insights into the new hardware. Sony doesn't want to take this risk.
The strongest hardware on the market?
A vague rumor comes from YouTuber RedGamingTech. According to his information, Sony plans to release the most powerful hardware of the generation in the next generation of consoles. Support is apparently received from AMD.
Functions such as ray tracing and path tracing are to be further developed. However, specifications such as the processor (CPU) and the main memory (RAM) have not yet been determined, says RedGamingTech.
Higher prices are to be expected
There is also an interesting rumor about the prices: According to industry insider Kepler_L2, then you have to pay attention higher prices set. He explains that the scaling of the semiconductor industry is gradually reaching its limits. Therefore, consoles in the future will either no longer have such a big leap in performance or will be significantly more expensive.
Sony is already encountering a price hurdle with the PS5. PlayStation boss Hiroki Totoki emphasized that there was little scope for price reductions, which he justified with the expensive components. In this sense, it will be exciting to see what amount has to be paid for the PS5 Pro.
The first PS6 title seems to have been confirmed
The PS6 release is still a long way away, but the first game could still be confirmed. Because at the last State of Play in January, Hideo Kojima announced a new project: Physint, with which the prominent developer returns to his roots. He and his team will work on this after the publication of „Death Stranding 2: On the Beach“ work.
Because the sequel to “Death Stranding” will be released next year, production can only pick up speed afterwards. And given the current development times for AAA games, a release for the PS5 is quite unlikely.
In any case, Kojima himself spoke of a “completely new action espionage for the next generation”. A cross-gen release would also be possible, as Sony preferred for titles like “Horizon Forbidden West” or “God of War Ragnarök”.
With “Physint” Kojima would like to once again live out his cinematic passion and deliver a “mixture of game and film”. The gamers' mothers are supposed to think that their son is watching a movie when they come into the room.
Also a likely PS6 title is “Marvel’s Spider-Man 3“. After the great success of the current superhero adventure, Insomniac is set to continue the popular series again. Who in the next game could take the lead role, two developers explained last November. But first the studio is there „Marvel’s Wolverine“ busy.
Another title that could make it to the PS6 would be the unannounced „The Last of Us Part 3“. According to a report from “The Leak”, Naughty Dog is developing the third main branch for the PS5, but has the subsequent console in the back of my mind. It was similar with the first part from 2013, which came out a year later in a revised form for the PS4. And Part 2 is now also available as a remaster.
It is not officially known whether this project is even in development. For now the focus is on another game. But according to a statement from Neil Druckmann, part three is not unlikely. For him it feels like “as if it were for this story yet another chapter give.”
This is what we know about the competing consoles
What about the competition? The cloud-oriented company Microsoft also wants to release new hardware after the current generation of consoles. Sarah Bond confirmed this recently in the much-anticipated event Xbox-Podcastwhen those responsible talked about the future corporate strategy. The Xbox president promised nothing less than that biggest technical leapwhich fans have ever experienced in a hardware generation.
There are also regular reports about Nintendo's new console. This includes rumors about a later launch, which is why even Nintendo's share price broke in. If the rumor turns out to be true, the Switch successor will appear in early 2025. Previously, it was said, among other things, that the presumed hybrid console would be a 8-Zoll-Display receive.
Whatever rumors about Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo turn out to be true: Things remain exciting on the hardware market! After the consoles have been declared dead numerous times, they will almost certainly be entering their tenth round after the current generation.
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