Overview
- Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the plans, reports Sony is considering pushing its next PlayStation to 2028 or 2029, and Nintendo is evaluating a Switch 2 price hike in 2026.
- Sony and Nintendo did not respond to requests for comment in the reporting, and the claims remain unconfirmed.
- A PS6 arrival in 2029 would stretch the gap from the PS5’s November 2020 launch to nearly nine years, diverging from PlayStation’s typical six-to-seven-year cadence.
- Industry leaders warn the memory shortfall will persist as AI data centers absorb supply; Lenovo’s CEO called the imbalance structural and a Micron executive labeled it the most significant demand–supply disconnect in decades.
- Some commentary still points to a 2027 window for the next Xbox, with AMD’s CEO referencing that target, though reporting notes Microsoft has not fully committed internally.