PlayStation 6 Price and Launch Date Remain Uncertain in Face of DRAM Pricing Uncertainty

Despite earlier rumors speculating about both the upcoming PlayStation 6’s pricing and supposed launch date, it has come to light in a recent investor call that Sony has yet to actually decide on either of those aspects of the new console’s launch. When asked about the progress of the next-gen console, Sony CEO, Hiroki Totoki, said that “Looking at the current circumstances, the memory price is also expected to be very high FY 2027, because there will still be a shortage of supply,” going on to explain that “We have not yet decided on at what timing we will launch the new console or at what prices, so we would like to really observe and follow the situation.”

Sony isn’t the only console maker struggling with pricing. The Xbox Helix is expected to launch at a price of around $1,000 when it eventually hits the market, and, while the rumor mill has nothing to say about Nintendo’s next console launch this early in the Switch 2’s lifecycle, there has been talk of a potential price increase for the Nintendo Switch 2—an issue worsened by softening US sales. The PS5 itself also recently saw a sizeable price increase, and although Sony didn’t provide a justification for the price increases outside of “the global economic landscape,” the assumption has largely been that increasing DRAM prices have been to blame for the price increase.