Sony Remains Undecided on the PlayStation 6 Release Date Due to Ongoing Global Component Shortages

Sony CEO Hiroko Totoki recently spoke with the Wall Street Journal and seemingly confirmed that there is still no set release date for the PlayStation 6. Those in families or relationships where finances are of major concern are used to the non-committal idea of “someday”. For example, someday we’ll move to …, or someday we’ll get that new car or a better TV, but in this case, someday the PlayStation 6 might see the light of day.

Joking aside, it’s no secret that the ongoing DRAM and NAND shortage continues to drive prices to new levels. From enterprise solutions to consumer products, nothing that uses memory or storage components is safe from rising costs, and there’s now mention of rising copper prices affecting PCB costs, so the perfect storm continues to gather momentum for unsuspecting consumers looking forward to a new console on the horizon. Sony’s CEO was primarily focused on clarifying details regarding the company’s current shift away from making televisions, which it has handed off to TCL in a new agreement signed this year, but acknowledged the ongoing question of when the next console would arrive and how the component shortages are affecting that decision.

“Considering that importance, we need to take some action. Otherwise, we cannot survive in this landscape”.

– Hiroko Totoki, Sony CEO

However, the vagueness of the above statement also leaves out the details of when and what Sony’s strategy is to launch its next console. For some time, rumors have circulated that it might arrive sometime in 2027, but there’s also a chance it could be pushed back to 2028 as well. Totoki said in May that Sony hasn’t decided on a date and reiterated that in this interview, so the question remains unanswered. “Looking at the current circumstances, the memory price is also expected to be very high FY 2027, because there will still be a shortage of supply”, said Totoki, who added that the company “must think carefully” about what it will do, and ultimately the PlayStation 6 will arrive someday.

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