PlayStation 6 is on track, according to Sony. CFO Lin Tao said during the company’s latest results that development of the next console is “progressing as scheduled”, Video Games Chronicle reported on November 5, 2026. Sony did not give a date and said it will announce its plans at an appropriate time.
What Sony said about PS6
- It aims to make solid progress on the next-generation platform in its next fiscal year, which starts in April 2027
- Investment in the new platform will begin in that fiscal year
- It has secured enough memory components for that year
Earlier this year, CEO Hiroki Totoki said no PS6 release date had been decided, and some analysts expect a 2028 launch.
PS5 nears 100 million
Sony sold 2.6 million PS5 consoles in the three months to September 30, bringing the lifetime total to 97.9 million. Tao said new PS5 sales are declining, as expected at this stage of the console’s life, while the platform keeps growing. Monthly active users reached 127 million in September, a record for that month, and Wolverine has sold more than 2.4 million copies.
A better year than expected
Game sales rose 9% year on year and operating income 89%, with cost cuts and price rises offsetting higher memory costs. Sony raised its forecasts for gaming sales and profit, citing stronger third-party sales, notably GTA 6. Analyst Serkan Toto linked this to stronger-than-expected pre-orders for Rockstar’s game. Everything about its launch is in our GTA 6 guide.
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