Sony has confirmed that development of its next PlayStation platform, referred to in the press as the PS6, is "progressing as scheduled". The statement was made by chief financial officer Lin Tao during the company's second-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings announcement on Thursday (November 5).
According to Tao, the company intends to make "solid progress" in preparing the new platform over the next fiscal year, which begins in April 2027. "From next fiscal year onward, there will be investment in the new platform," she said, adding that Sony needs to invest "rationally" and that details will be announced "at an appropriate time".
Memory secured for the next fiscal year
Sony also said it has already secured the memory supply needed for the next fiscal year, amid rising memory prices affecting the whole industry. The quantity agreed with suppliers covers the company's projected hardware sales for the period.
PS5 closes in on 98 million units
In the same results, Sony reported selling 2.6 million PS5 consoles in the quarter ended September 30, taking the cumulative total to 97.9 million units shipped. PlayStation monthly active users reached 127 million in September, a record for the month. Games division revenue grew 9% and operating income rose 83% in the period.
What has not been confirmed yet
Sony has not announced a release date, price or specifications for the PS6. CEO Hiroki Totoki had already said in August that the release date had not been decided. Some analysts expect a launch in 2028, but that is only a market expectation, not an official confirmation. Earlier hardware leaks, such as those pointing to ray tracing up to 12 times faster than the base PS5, remain unconfirmed rumors.
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Image credit: photo of the PlayStation 5 console and DualSense controller, by Osh33m, via Wikimedia Commons.
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