According to the information, the PS6 is indeed scheduled to launch already in the fall of 2027, even though it was recently speculated that due to the component crisis, the release of the PlayStation 6 might be delayed by several years. The internals of the upcoming console are most clearly presented by the Moore's Law Is Dead YouTube channel, considered a fairly reliable leaker, as well as Kepler_L2.
At the core of the PlayStation 6 is said to be a partially customized AMD Orion system-on-chip, manufactured using TSMC's 3 nm process. At the same time, the console's power consumption has reportedly been improved, and according to claims, the PS6's total power draw would be limited to 160 watts (the PS5's figures are about 200-220 watts). This would also reduce the console's physical size and make cooling easier. On the graphics side, the Orion chip would be based on AMD's upcoming RDNA 5 architecture, offering computing power of about 34-40 teraflops (PS5: 10.28 teraflops and PS5 Pro: 16.7 teraflops).
According to the information, the PS6 would also be backward compatible, meaning the console would be able to play both PS4 and PS5 games. PS3 support, however, would reportedly be left out, which is due to the special characteristics of the PS3's processor and the complexity of emulation. The console's price is set to rise clearly from the current PS5 price level and would likely be in the same range as the current PS5 Pro. Sony apparently originally hoped to keep the price at the same level as the PS5, but the sharp increase in component costs is forcing the PS6's launch price to a clearly higher level.
An interesting additional angle to the leaks is that both leakers hint that a fully fledged new PlayStation handheld console would be released alongside the PS6. The last time Sony tried its hand in the portable game console segment was with the PS Vita, which was released in 2011 and discontinued in 2019.
Written by: Petteri Pyyny @ 13 Apr 2026 14:08
