We are approaching the next generation of consoles, so Sony will eventually need to talk about this as well, not only Microsoft with Xbox Project Helix.

Although 2027 is getting closer, Sony has not made an official reference to PlayStation 6 yet. Despite the silence, especially given rising component costs, analysts at Embracer Group believe the next-generation console could launch in 2028 or even 2029. There is a good chance these concerns about a delay may prove unfounded, however, if the reaction of well-known AMD hardware leaker Kepler_L2 is anything to go by.

Responding in a NeoGAF thread focused on the analyst report, the AMD leaker posted Danny DeVito’s iconic Nope animated GIF from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, clearly dismissing the possibility of such a major delay. This is not the first time the leaker has suggested that a delay is not on the table regardless of current market conditions, since AMD would not waste its resources validating a next-generation system if a postponement were a concrete possibility.

Although Kepler_L2 did not explicitly explain why the launch of PlayStation 6 would not be delayed, the insider strategically liked a post by another user, Bojji, who explained exactly why such a long postponement makes little sense. “Delaying the console when it is basically already finished does not make sense. They have contracts with TSMC for APU production, maybe even contracts with memory manufacturers for GDDR7, and research and development is finished too, which has cost them hundreds of millions. PlayStation 5 sales are slowing down, and there is no guarantee memory prices will drop before 2030. If they launch in 2027, they will sell several million units before 2030, and when memory prices fall, they can simply lower the price of the console and gain a huge market share on top of the units they already sold. If they release it in 2030, there will be no sales. By then, memory prices may be lower, the same, or higher. You have to start from scratch” – Bojji wrote.

Bojji echoes what another well-known insider, Moore’s Law Is Dead, noted in March. After Sony secured its TSMC 3 nm manufacturing quota for the second quarter of 2027, pulling back now would not merely cause a minor delay. Sony would also lose its priority manufacturing status, resulting in a much longer setback. Sony also has experience launching consoles amid challenging market conditions, so releasing PlayStation 6 under the current component-market situation would not be unprecedented for the company.

If PlayStation 6 launches in 2027, Sony will likely target the end of the year, in November, the month it has used since PlayStation 3. Perhaps only a few months remain until the official reveal of the console, which is said to provide a 4K, 120 FPS gaming experience across the board with enhanced PSSR, or PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution, and advanced ray-tracing performance.

Source: WCCFTech, NeoGAF, NeoGAF