PlayStation 6 is probably not coming anytime soon, but I assure you that before we know it, the new console will be first unveiled and then launched.
I periodically come across information about PS6 on the Internet (official and not) and there is more and more of it. Therefore, I decided to collect all the available data, rumors and assumptions in one material, and at the same time speculate on what to expect from the new generation.
This text, as in the case of the article about Nintendo Switch 2 , will be updated and supplemented as new news appears.
PS6 specs – what will they be?
There is little information about the PlayStation 6’s internals, but it is already known that Sony will again use a chip from AMD. There were insiders that Intel was apparently applying for a contract with the Japanese, but the companies were unable to reach an agreement. And an Intel processor would not be very good for backward compatibility.
Insiders say that the design of the processor for the PS6 has already been completed and tests are coming soon. The graphics will be made on the UDNA architecture. It will replace the current RDNA 4, on the basis of which the Radeon RX 9070, which is still not fully presented (at the time of writing), works. And it is not yet clear which generation of the UDNA architecture will be used in the PS6 – the first or subsequent ones.
Let me remind you: when the PS5 went on sale in 2020, it had a GPU based on RDNA 2, the most relevant AMD graphics architecture at the time. The Pro version has more advanced graphics that use the developments of subsequent versions of RDNA.
As for the PS6 processor, Sony is rumored to be looking at X3D technology, which is used in AMD’s top gaming “stones.” The essence of X3D technology is that the chips get a lot of cache memory, which has a positive effect on gaming performance. But whether it makes sense to put such a CPU in a console is, of course, an open question.
And it is not at all necessary that the CPU in the PS6 will be made on the most advanced AMD processor architecture. It is highly likely that the company will decide to save money again, as it did with the PS5 and PS5 Pro . Let me remind you that both have a Zen 2 chip, while the PC market already has Zen 5. It is assumed that the basis for the PS6 will be Zen 6.
Artificial intelligence. There is no doubt that the new PlayStation will have a lot of it. The PSSR scaling technology that debuted in the PS5 Pro is just a trial run and the first steps in this direction. In the few years that will pass before the release of the PS6, the feature will be finalized, developers will learn how to use it effectively, and by the release of the new console, a conditional PSSR 2 or PSSR Next may appear. Moreover, frame generation technology is not excluded. It is already in AMD’s range. The company added a generator to FSR 4 and it will probably not be difficult to attach it to PSSR.
What’s expected in terms of performance? I’d venture to guess that 4K/60fps will finally become the standard on PS6. This will be possible using PSSR. 4K/120fps will also be used in many games. 8K should also be supported. This resolution can already be enabled in some games on PS5 Pro, but there are only a few of them yet.
8K is also unlikely to become the base for the new generation. Most likely, it will be used as a newfangled option for the few owners of flagship TVs. They are unlikely to become much cheaper in the next couple of years.
SSD is also not going anywhere. The era of HDD is long gone, if we are talking about games and devices for them. Therefore, PS6 will have a high-speed drive. It would be logical to make at least 1 TB.
What will the PS6 design be like?
It can be anything. There is no information about it on the Internet, but there are concepts, but these are all fantasies that will most likely remain fantasies. Remember the concepts that were drawn before the release of the PS5, and what Sony eventually showed. Here is one of such concepts for example:
As for the controller, we can only guess. Most likely, they will not abandon the DualSense features and will even try to develop them somehow.
Regarding the disc drive and physical copies of games. Former PlayStation CEO Shawn Layden believes that Sony will not completely abandon physical media with the release of the PS6, saying that PlayStation’s audience is too large and not all gamers will be ready to switch to “digital”. Therefore, discs will remain with us for at least another generation.
I have a feeling the PS6 will offer a disc drive as an option, just like the PS5 Pro.
How much will PS6 cost?
Here you can only guess on the tea leaves. It is unlikely to be cheaper than 500 dollars.
Some experts believe that the $699 asking price for the PS5 Pro is a test of the waters. They say the company is watching how players will react and whether they will buy the console for that kind of money. If everything turns out okay with sales, then Sony will be confident that people are ready to pay that kind of money for a gaming console. They can set a higher price tag.
PS6 Games – What to Expect?
Here I can only speak for myself – about what I would like. Sony, give me The Last of Us 3 and a new Uncharted, and also revive the Killzone series (I love it) and make a PS3 emulator so I can play the classics on the new console, instead of taking the dying PS3 Fat out of the closet every time. Ah, the dreams!
It is obvious that all Sony series that are still alive and will not die by the time the PS6 comes out will be continued on the new console. We can expect new “Spiders” and “Gods of War”. New adventures of Kratos, it seems, are already in development, but everything is at an early stage there. They may be in time for the release of the sixth “PlayStation”.
As for Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, announced in December and set to be one of the biggest PlayStation releases of the coming years, the game is unlikely to take that long to develop. It will likely be released towards the end of the PS5, around 2026.
When is PS6 coming out?
2027 — definitely not earlier. Authoritative journalist and insider Tom Henderson wrote that the release will take place in 2028.
PlayStation CEO Hideaki Nishino says there are no delays expected with the release of the new console (that is, the new PlayStation is definitely in development) – the release will take place in accordance with Sony’s usual cycle. There were four years between the PS4 Pro and PS5. The PS5 Pro came out in late 2024. That means we can expect the PS6 in 2028. But the company’s plans may be different or change along the way.
