As the ninth generation of consoles gradually comes to an end, the discussion about PS6 has quietly heated up. Sony officials have previously stated that they have not determined a release date for the new console, and the ongoing memory shortage has further exacerbated uncertainty. Recently, some insiders have discussed whether Sony will significantly reduce the memory capacity of PS6 to cope with the current difficulties. According to sources, PS6 will be equipped with at least 30GB of memory.
Well-known whistleblower Kepler recently analyzed the possibility that Sony will reduce PS6 memory to 24GB in order to reduce production costs. He believes that reducing memory is not ideal, but it will be PlayStation's most obvious compromise in cost control.
In response, another whistleblower, Moore’s Law is Dead, responded that the PS6’s memory will never be less than 30GB. He pointed out that Sony successfully dealt with inventory and chip shortages during the epidemic, allowing the PS5 to maintain a reasonable price without making major compromises on the hardware at the time. He claimed that PS6 will also face a similar situation.
In addition, the tipster also mentioned that Sony is likely to launch a portable PS6 handheld console in 2027. If the memory shortage situation is really serious, the handheld console may be equipped with 24GB of memory to control costs while ensuring the target performance of the home version of PS6.
Looking back at previously leaked information, the PS6 home console is expected to be equipped with a 10-core Zen 6 processor (8 Zen 6c + 2 Zen 6 LP) and 54 RDNA 5 architecture computing units. In terms of memory, the previously leaked target range is 30-40GB.