Sony Group Corp. is now considering pushing back the debut of its next PlayStation console to 2028 or even 2029, according to people familiar with the company’s thinking. That would be a major upset to a carefully orchestrated strategy to sustain user engagement between hardware generations. Close rival Nintendo Co., which contributed to the surplus demand in 2025 after its new Switch 2 console drove storage card purchases, is also contemplating raising the price of that device in 2026, people familiar with its plans said. Sony and Nintendo representatives didn’t respond to requests for comment.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-15/rampant-ai-demand-for-memory-is-fueling-a-growing-chip-crisisPeople have been speculating this since late last year, it actually played a part for me finally getting a PS5 because I figured a new PS5 likely won't go lower than $450 due to this chip storage and the inevitable increase in hardware sales when GTA VI finally releases. Having credible reporting on this seems pretty interesting.
I think most people would be just fine with a 2029 PS6, I know I would. Many people still feel like they haven't gotten anything out this generation so adding on a few more years could make up for that.
As for a Switch 2 price increase, I don't have much interest at all in a Switch 2 at the current price and would have even less with one. I think they should've taken a bigger risk with the hardware because Switch 2 just isn't that interesting because in a lot of ways it's just a Switch Pro with all the Switch 2 editions down to it's hardly distinguishable UI. GameChat being the biggest new feature with its own dedicated button was such a dumb move. (Extra note: on Nintendo's website they have a section for Switch 2 features and GameChat has it's own separate section after it - that's how big they view this feature.)
