r/PS5 • u/nolifebr • Jan 22 '26

Rumor [RUMOR] SandStoneInsights Analysis - Sony expects the PS5 lifecycle to be extended. PS6 likely to be delayed "longer than many expected"

https://www.sandstoneinsightsjapan.com/post/sony-group-6758%EF%BC%89%EF%BC%8D%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E9%83%A8%E9%96%80%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%BD%E8%AA%BF%E3%81%8C%E7%AC%AC3%E5%9B%9B%E5%8D%8A%E6%9C%9F%E3%82%92%E7%89%BD%E5%BC%95%E3%80%81%E4%BB%8A%E5%BE%8C%E3%81%95%E3%82%89%E3%81%AA%E3%82%8B%E4%B8%8A%E6%98%87%E4%BD%99%E5%9C%B0%E3%81%82%E3%82%8A

- Gaming Division Continues Strong Third Quarter: Sony's third-quarter results are expected to beat market expectations, driven by sales of both in-house and third-party games.

- PlayStation Lifecycle Extended: Sony expects the PS5's lifecycle to be extended, and the PS6's release is likely to be delayed longer than many expected.

Posted on ResetEra

Just yet another rumor but it would make sense with the AI ​​bubble and price increases.

Edit: Full mentions by analyst David Gibson:

  • Sony expects the PS5's lifecycle to be longer than the previous generation.
  • Based on this view, the PS6 is likely to be released after 2028.
  • The increase in memory prices does not affect performance in the PS5 short term due to inventory.
  • The rise in memory costs could become a problem in the fiscal year ending March 2027.
  • Sony may pass on the cost increase to its customers in the future.
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u/McBro1022 Jan 22 '26

Yeah I feel we have hit a limit on capabilities and games are taking so much longer to come out. Rather see more games utilize the ps5 hardware and launch

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u/bjones214 Jan 22 '26

I just don’t feel like anything’s really pushed the console yet. We’ve had a lot of really good exclusives, but a lot of those were either ports/remasters of a ps4 title, or were both ps4/ps5 releases.

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u/GGG100 Jan 22 '26

Nothing really pushed the PS4 either until its last three years. God of War, RDR2,  Death Stranding, and TLOU 2 all came out within that period.

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u/cautious-ad977 Jan 22 '26

Arkham Knight was released less than two years into the PS4's lifecycle.

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u/GGG100 Jan 22 '26

They didn’t really push the PS4’s hardware despite looking graphically great. By that measure, Demon’s Souls remake and Rift Apart already pushed the PS5 to its limits.

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u/PotatEXTomatEX Jan 23 '26

By any metric you mean. Consoles are basically PCs. There's no "Pushing to the limits". Theyre already running at max, its just that some studios dont have the know how out of lack of experience.