PlayStation 6 delayed? Sony may have no other choice
People who follow news from the world of new technologies are well aware of the crisis prevailing on the market. The demand for DRAM and NAND chips exceeds the supply, the production capacity of giants such as TSMC is exhausted, and on top of that, copper is expensive. As a result, everything has become much more expensive in recent weeks. And it seems that this will also affect the game console market.
The problem affects not only Sony, but also Nintendo and Microsoft
As reported by Bloomberg, Sony is considering postponing the launch of PlayStation 6. Sources close to the company indicate that the debut of the next generation could be delayed even until 2028 or 2029. This is a clear departure from previous expectations, which assumed a premiere around 2027. Importantly, similar signals have appeared more and more often in recent weeks, which suggests that this is no longer just an emergency variant.
Cost pressure also affects competition. Informants claim that Nintendo is analyzing the possibility of increasing the price of the Switch 2 console in 2026. Although recently the company’s president, Shuntaro Furukawa, declared an attempt to maintain prices in the near future, the current situation shows that the negative factors are starting to increase.
The next generation of Xbox also remains in the background. Although there is still talk of a possible premiere in 2027, this scenario is described as optimistic. The new APU system called AMD Magnus is expected to be more expensive than the solutions used by Sony, which may translate into a high final price of the device. And this calls into question one of the key advantages of consoles over PCs, i.e. relative affordability.
If the current semiconductor crisis, fueled by the AI boom, deepens, gamers will be pushed to the wall. Building an efficient PC at a reasonable price is becoming more and more difficult, and the next generations of consoles are more and more distant. Many people will therefore either have to change their hobbies or accept paying a subscription and playing in the cloud.
