While Sony Interactive Entertainment has yet to officially announce the PS6, hardware insider KeplerL2 has taken to NeoGAF to weigh in the possible price of the new system, saying a $699 price tag is “still possible.”
“My current BOM estimate for PS6 is ~$760, so I would say $699 is still possible with a reasonable subsidy. The question is if Sony will even bother now that Xbox is not direct competition anymore,” they wrote.
There’s been a lot of speculation about the price of next-generation consoles lately due the rising manufacturing costs, such as the ever-swelling price of RAM. In regard to a release date for the PS6, KeplerL2 previous stated that Sony is targeting a 2027 release for its new system, and while there have been murmurs of a delay to 2029 or beyond, fellow hardware tipster Moore’s Law is Dead feels this won’t be the case.
Sony is reportedly looking to release the PS6 alongside a handheld companion, which Moore’s Law Is Dead believes the format holder is preparing for with the use of the PS5’s Power Saver Mode. The architecture for Sony’s next-generation is set to be powered by AMD as part of a partnership with Sony known as Project Amethyst.
