So, last year we made a video on the

PlayStation 6 covering all the hardware

leaks up until that point. So, the

specs, the rumor design, the controller

details, and everything else. And a lot

of you guys have watched it, which I do

really appreciate. But here's the thing,

the PS6 story has actually changed

dramatically since then. And not just by

a little, like we're talking about a

major plot twist that could affect every

one of us who's been looking forward to

this console. And let me tell you this,

the biggest news right now is not about

the specs. It's about when we're

actually going to get the PS6 and

whether or not the good old console war

will even exist by then. Because by the

end of this video, you'll see why there

may not just be one new PlayStation 6

and why this delay may actually be the

best thing that Sony could actually do.

So, get that puck ready because uh yeah,

things have gotten a lot more

complicated. Okay, so in our last video,

I told you guys about Kepler L2, which

is one of the most reliable leakers when

it comes to AMD hardware. And he

reported that Sony had a set 2027

release date for [music] the PS6. Then

Morsaw is dead backed that up in October

2025, reporting that Sony intended to

begin manufacturing the PS6 in early

2027 for a late 2027 launch. So

everything pointed to a 2027 release,

keeping that 7-year cycle [music]

tradition alive. So what do I mean by

this? Well, the PlayStation 3 came out

in 2006, the PS4 in 2013, the PS5 in

2020, and the PS6 was expected to be in

2027. But [music] then came Ramageddon.

That's the nickname some industry

insiders have given through this global

memory crisis that has completely

reshuffled the industry like the AI boom

all those data centers that are running

massive models. All of that has created

an insatiable demand for high bandwidth

memory chips and the knock-on effects

for the consumer electronic world has

been pretty brutal. And this does hit

Sony directly because the PS6 was

designed to be a RAMheavy machine. We're

talking 30 to 40 GB of nextG GDDR7

memory. Sourcing that much high

bandwidth RAM at a mass market price has

become something that's almost

impossible today. Now, in January 2026,

MST International financial analyst

David Gibson warned that well, Sony's

existing inventory would cushion the

blow in the short term, [music] rising

costs could become a serious issue by

March 2027, and that the PS6 will likely

be delayed longer than uh many people

expected. Then, in February, Bloomberg

reported what most of us unfortunately

dreaded, that Sony is actively

considering pushing the PS6 to 2028 or

even 2029. effectively breaking Sony's

seven-year cycle. Now, my biggest

concern is that it's not just analysts

that are raising the alarm. Bloomberg's

Jason Shrier, who has one of the

strongest track records in games

journalism, he recently said that it

would feel insane to launch a new

console right now, pointing out that the

PS5 generation still has plenty of life

left in it. Even Shuhei Yoshoda, former

president of Sony Interactive

Entertainment with over 30 years at a

company, he told Venture Beat that a

2028 launch feels right to him. He was

quite upfront about not having inside

information anymore. But when someone

who helped build PlayStation for three

decades, says 2027 seems early, well,

that's a bit hard to dismiss. Then just

recently, the Embracer Group, one of the

biggest publishing companies in gaming

that owns studios like Crystal Dynamics

and THQ Nordic, they included a note in

their annual report stating that

analysts no longer expect the PS6 to

launch in 2027 and that they are too

planning around a 2028 or 2029 release

date. And yeah, the RAM crisis is

already affecting hardware that's on

shelves today because Sony actually

raised the prices of the PS5 and the PS5

Pro earlier this year. Even the

PlayStation Portal went up by $50 to

$249. Yeah, Sony's already passing the

component costs to all of us consumers,

which honestly doesn't really inspire

much confidence that the PS6 will launch

at a friendly price point. But you know

what does launch at a friendly price

point are wallpapers. We've got some

truly stunning looking designs like this

new seaside sanctuary pack by Walro or

this oval oscillations by Michael or

Moody Mountains by Artifacts and they're

all in 8K quality made by hand by our

community of close to 40 designers. You

can now also find them at our new

wallpapers online store that we've just

recently launched where we've got a 10%

discount on all of our packs until the

end of this week only. So yeah, go to

wallpapers.com to check them out. But

okay, Daniel, is 2027 completely out of

the question? Well, to be fair, no, not

completely because we've had a report

from March 2026 saying that the

PlayStation 6 and the handheld were

still on track for holiday 2027. Morzal

is dead, is all saying that a console

may arrive sooner than anticipated and

that it's already deep into development.

And a leaker Kepler L2, who hasn't

walked back from their 2027 timeline,

has hinted that Sony may respond to the

memory crisis by reducing the PS6's RAM

to around 30 GB uh to reduce costs.

Personally, I'm updating my prediction.

7 months ago, I said $700 and holiday

2027 for the release date. Today, I'm

saying holiday 2028 as the most likely

scenario, and the price is really hard

to tell. Worst all his dead is saying

that the total cost of production for

the PS6 would be around $750 even with

the increased RAM and SSD prices. So

Sony could technically sell it at a loss

like they previously done with the PS3

and the PS4 and then make the profits

back from the games. Even Sony's own CEO

Hiroi Toki publicly said that the

company isn't certain how to price the

console given this memory situation.

[music]

So yeah, don't set a savings target just

yet. Or maybe set a higher one than you

planned. Now, the second half of the

story is where things get really

interesting because something has

shifted in the competitive landscape

that almost no one is talking about when

it comes to the PS6. You see, the Steam

Machine is now officially out. VVE

launched it not that long ago on June

30th, and it starts at $1,049 for the

base 512 GB model or $1349 for the 2 TB

model. Now, I know that is heavily

overpriced when you consider that this

is essentially a 1080p gaming machine,

but here's the thing. Evolve

specifically said that they will not

subsidize the hardware the same way Sony

and Microsoft traditionally do. So,

you're basically paying for the cost to

build it. There [music] are no games

revenue that offsets that margin. In

fact, Valve's own engineers admitted

that the price came in significantly

higher than what they originally planned

because of this memory and storage

crisis. Then there's Xbox Project Helix.

Microsoft officially announced it at GDC

in March, and it's a fundamentally

different kind of product. It's a PC and

a console hybrid that natively will run

Xbox games alongside your entire Steam

library. And from what I've seen, the

leaked pricing would put it around $9.99

to 1,200. And it's reportly being

targeted for late 2027 for its consumer

launch. Although a lot of analysts are

also reporting that this could slip into

like 2028. So, yeah, we've got a $1,59

living room PC from Valve and then a

$1,000 plus PC console hybrid [music]

from Microsoft. And then there's Sony,

who as of right now appears to be the

last major player still committed to

building a traditional console [music]

for around $750.

And yeah, next to these two, that's an

insanely good price. That's why I'm

starting to believe that this delay may

actually be the best thing that Sony

could do. [music] basically taking their

time to get the price right instead of

rushing out a $1,000 plus PlayStation

that cannot even play PC games. But

yeah, I guess the final question is what

will a dedicated console still offer in

2028 that a $1,000 PC box wouldn't?

[music] And Sony's answer based on

everything we're seeing seems to be

three things. tighter hardware to

software optimization, PlayStation

exclusives, of course, that you cannot

really get elsewhere, and a subsidized

price point that undercuts both rivals.

So, now you're all probably wondering,

what about that PS6 handheld that we

also had leaked? Well, uh, we did make a

video on it right here in case you want

to check that out, because yes, we may

actually see a family of three

PlayStation 6 devices. That would be the

flagship PS home console, Project Orion,

the Project Canas handheld, and also a

cheaper alternative to the PS6 home

console, possibly priced at [music]

around $350 to $500. Yeah, that would be

a completely different strategy for

PlayStation. And honestly, with Nintendo

proving that the hybrid model has a

massive appeal with the Switch and the

Switch 2, it does make a lot of sense.

Sony would essentially be covering every

segment of the market at once and that

cheaper model could be your most

affordable way into the nextG

PlayStation console. But hey, maybe,

just maybe, one of these PS's, if not

all of them, will be able to play GTA 6

at 60 frames per second. Something that

the current PS5 Pro even is not said

[music] to be able to do. One thing that

we do know for sure though is that Sony

will officially be dropping game disc

support starting from 2028, which could

also um [music] point to the 2028

release date for the PlayStation 6. So,

what do you guys think? Are you holding

out for a potential PS in 2028 or

grabbing a PS5 or PS5 Pro right now uh

[music] to be able to play GTA 6 this

year in just a few months? Let me know

down below. Do stay tuned to the channel

for more updates as soon as we have

them. I'm Daniel C of Tech and I'll see

you guys in the next one. Zen of Tech

signing out. Cheers.