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Report links memory squeeze to possible 2028-2029 next PlayStation shift
A new report from Bloomberg says Sony is considering pushing back the debut of its next PlayStation console to 2028 or even 2029, citing people familiar with the company’s thinking. The report links the timing discussion to rising component costs and tighter supply for memory parts.
The PlayStation 6 console is a new project between AMD and Sony, presumably featuring features from upcoming RDNA5 architecture. The system was recently mentioned to feature 30GB of combined system memory, while Sony is reportedly also planning a PlayStation handheld that could feature 24GB memory instead.
Sony Group Corp. is now considering pushing back the debut of its next PlayStation console to 2028 or even 2029, according to people familiar with the company’s thinking. That would be a major upset to a carefully orchestrated strategy to sustain user engagement between hardware generations.
— Bloomberg
Switch 2 may also be affected.
The same report says Nintendo is also contemplating a price increase for the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026, again citing people familiar with its plans. Bloomberg has separately warned that memory costs could pressure Nintendo’s pricing and demand for the new system.
Source: Nintendo
Nintendo has previously signaled that external cost shocks could change its hardware economics. In a November 2025 investor Q&A, Shuntaro Furukawa said Nintendo expected to keep hardware profitability at its current level for the time being, but he flagged factors like tariff assumptions and other unexpected events as variables.
Close rival Nintendo Co., which contributed to the surplus demand in 2025 after its new Switch 2 console drove storage card purchases, is also contemplating raising the price of that device in 2026, people familiar with its plans said. Sony and Nintendo representatives didn’t respond to requests for comment.
— Bloomberg
Sony and Nintendo have not confirmed any next-generation console timing or pricing changes tied to memory costs. For now, this remains a report based on unnamed sources, with the key variable being how long elevated memory pricing and constrained supply persist through 2026 and beyond.
Source: Bloomberg
