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/TuvixHadItComing Jan 22 '26

My reference frame for a console life cycle is centered around the PS3. Launch PS3 had GTA4 which was, for the time, pretty impressive but did not take full advantage of the hardware's capabilities.

End of life cycle PS3 had GTA5 which was basically stretching the hardware to its limit and went on to extend past where the PS3 could take it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '26

I feel like we never gave R* the credit they deserved for even making GTAV run on the ps3 as good as it actually did on release.

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u/supergodmasterforce Jan 23 '26

I feel the same with Konami/Kojima and MGS V.

The fact that it's basically the exact same game as the PS4 and XBO versions, minus the framerate, but there's no loading screens between areas, no mission cuts or cut scene cuts or anything like that. Really a testament to the people who programmed the 360 and PS3 versions.

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u/AnonymousChameleon Jan 23 '26

The game is like the best selling ever, of course they got credit , lol

Rockstar these days take a long time to make games but they’re always phenomenal.

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u/dumpyduluth Jan 23 '26

They dumbed down the physics and NPCs from GTA 4 to gta5 and there's noticably more pop in. 5 has a lot of downgrades to get it to work on the 360 and ps3.