Another insider has suggested Sony will not delay the PlayStation 6 beyond its expected 2027 launch, despite the ongoing memory shortage crisis. The memory shortage has already caused Valve to delay its Steam Machine, but questions remain about its impact on the next consoles from Sony and Microsoft.
Memory Shortage and Console Delays
Sony has not announced an official release date or window for the PlayStation 6, but based on previous console cycles, it is expected to launch sometime in 2027. However, with memory prices skyrocketing due to the shortage, some analysts believe Sony's next console could be delayed to 2028 or 2029.
YouTuber Moore's Law Is Dead previously pushed back against these reports, stating that contracts are in place to manufacture the console's chip, which would be more costly to terminate than the extra price incurred by inflated RAM costs.
KeplerL2's Nope GIF
Now, another tech insider, KeplerL2, has implied that a delay is not happening. In a thread on NeoGaf about an Embracer Group financial report suggesting the PlayStation 6 could be delayed to 2028 or 2029, the insider posted the classic 'nope' GIF of Danny DeVito from It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
While KeplerL2 did not provide a reason for the GIF, he reportedly liked a post by user Bojji, who wrote: 'Delaying the console when it's basically done doesn't make any sense, they have TSMC contracts for production of APUs, maybe even GDDR7 contracts with memory makers, [research and development] done that costed them few hundred millions… PS5 sales are slowing down and there is no guarantee that memory prices will drop between now and 2030.'
KeplerL2 previously refuted the idea of a potential delay in April 2026, stating that AMD would not 'waste resources doing validation on something they think will get delayed'.
Credibility of Insiders
Both KeplerL2 and Moore's Law Is Dead have been accurate in the past when it comes to tech leaks, making them reliable sources for console hardware information. While Sony could delay its next console for various reasons, these insiders suggest the 2027 launch remains on track.
Market Appetite and Pricing
If Sony's PlayStation 6 does launch in 2027, the big question is whether there will be sufficient appetite for a brand new console and how much it will cost. Sony recently bumped up the price of the PlayStation 5 by £90 to £519.99, so any successor is expected to cost significantly more than that.
