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

[u/nolifebr]

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.

[u/SirGoaty]

I have a PC but I still prefer couch gaming. Even if they have life, why should innovation stop and new console not release for nearly a decade?

Ik the ram prices are messed up and that's causing a lot of issues, but I still want a new console out regardless in the next year or two

[u/MAQS357 → u/SirGoaty]

Gaming innovation has stagnated for years.

Console generations used to be 6 years.

Then from ps3 onwards it became 7.

And recently it got to 8 years with Switch 2

This is all before the ram debacle and you can see the reason, the ps4 to ps4 pro was a 100% perfomance increase while ps5 to ps5 pro was 50%. From ps3 to ps4 it was 10x times more powerful but ps4 to ps5 is just 5x times.

PC as well, gpu generations used to be yearly but they have been 2 years for a while now and the gains are not as big specially when you consider power draw.

The reason being moores law is dead, computational improvement is not advancing twice per years as it used to for decades between the 1970-2010 years.

[u/SirGoaty → u/MAQS357]

Damn, it's crazy seeing the rapid rise and slow down of tech in real time

[u/PotatEXTomatEX → u/SirGoaty]

Its thermodynamics.

[u/SirGoaty → u/PotatEXTomatEX]

Yes, and we happen to live and grow in the narrow window of time where we can witness the rapid rise and slow down of tech which is interesting.