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PS6 release date: Sony has not announced one, but it is spending on the next PlayStation
Sony has not announced a release date, a price or even a name for the PlayStation 6. What it has put on the record is spending: its forecast for the fiscal year that ends March 31, 2027, includes higher investment in what Sony calls its "next-generation platform," and that investment already showed up in PlayStation's costs from April to June 2026. Meanwhile, the PS5 has gotten more expensive, not cheaper. It costs $649.99 in the US since April 2, 2026, and the PS5 Pro costs $899.99.
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Sony has not announced the PlayStation 6. There is no release date, no price and no official name. What Sony has confirmed is that it is spending more on its next console: its forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, includes “an increase in investments for the next-generation platform,” and that investment already added to PlayStation’s costs from April to June 2026. Until Sony says more, the newest PlayStation you can buy is the PS5 Pro at $899.99.
PS6 release date
- Nov 12, 2020PS5 launches in the US at $499.99, Digital Edition at $399.99
- Nov 7, 2024PS5 Pro launches at $699.99
- Aug 21, 2025US price increase: PS5 $549.99, Digital Edition $499.99, PS5 Pro $749.99
- Feb 27, 2026Upgraded PSSR for PS5 Pro, built on Project Amethyst with AMD
- Apr 2, 2026Worldwide price increase: PS5 $649.99, Digital Edition $599.99, PS5 Pro $899.99
- May 8, 2026Sony’s forecast includes more investment in the next-generation platform
- Jul 31, 2026Sony lists next-generation platform investment among April–June costs
- Nov 19, 2026GTA 6 launches on PS5
The only official signal about the next PlayStation is in Sony’s financial reports. On May 8, 2026, reporting results for the year that ended in March, Sony said PlayStation’s operating income forecast for the current fiscal year was essentially flat compared with last year, excluding one-time items, “due to the incorporation of an increase in investments for the next-generation platform.” Without that, Sony said, profit from its current business would grow at a double-digit rate.
On July 31, reporting April–June results, Sony again named investments for the next-generation platform among the segment’s higher costs. Sony’s fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31, so the investment covers the period through March 2027. Sony has not said when the console itself goes on sale.
PS6 price
Sony has not announced a price. During the PS5 era, console prices have only gone up. Sony’s recommended US prices:
The April increase was global: the PS5 Pro now costs £789.99 in the UK, €899.99 in Europe and ¥137,980 in Japan. Sony cited “continued pressures in the global economic landscape.” In its annual report filed with the SEC, Sony is more specific: since the second half of its fiscal year ended March 2026, a global surge in demand for memory chips has led to price increases and supply shortages. Sony says it plans to manage the impact on PS5 by adjusting unit sales and promotions, and on July 31 it said it has secured the memory it needs for its projected PS5 sales through March 2027.
Memory costs are a problem for the whole industry. Xbox expects console storage to cost more than five times by the 2027 holiday season what it paid two years earlier, and it has not given a date or price for its own next console, as our Project Helix page explains. Nintendo raised the Switch 2 price to $499.99 on Sept. 1.
What Sony has shown: Project Amethyst with AMD
The closest look at Sony’s future technology is Project Amethyst, its partnership with AMD. On Feb. 27, 2026, Mark Cerny, lead architect of the PS5 and PS5 Pro, announced an upgraded version of PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution), the PS5 Pro’s AI upscaler, which analyzes game images pixel by pixel as it raises their resolution. Cerny wrote that the new algorithm and neural network “stem from our Project Amethyst partnership with AMD,” and that PC players have already seen the results in AMD’s FSR 4 upscaling.
Resident Evil Requiem was the first game to use the new PSSR, and a PS5 system update on March 16 brought it to other supported games through an optional PS5 Pro setting. In its annual report, Sony says it plans to push visual fidelity forward through continued investment in AI and machine learning. Sony has not said whether Project Amethyst technology will be in its next console.
The PS5 is not done yet
Sony says 125 million accounts were active on PlayStation in June 2026, a record for the month. The biggest games of the next few months are coming to PS5: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on Oct. 23, GTA 6 on Nov. 19, which carries a PS5 Pro Enhanced label, Until Dawn 2 on Jan. 28, 2027, and Final Fantasy VII Revelation on April 8, 2027. The full list for this fall is in our November 2026 release calendar.
This page is updated as soon as Sony announces a release date, price or new details for its next PlayStation console.
FAQ
When does the PS6 come out?
Sony has not announced a release date. On May 8, 2026, it said its forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, includes an increase in investments for the next-generation platform, but it has not said when that platform goes on sale.
Has Sony confirmed the PS6?
Not by name. Sony’s financial reports talk about a “next-generation platform” in its Game & Network Services business, the part of Sony that makes PlayStation. Sony has not announced a PlayStation 6, its specs or its design.
How much will the PS6 cost?
Sony has not announced a price. For comparison, Sony’s recommended US prices since April 2, 2026, are $649.99 for the PS5, $599.99 for the PS5 Digital Edition and $899.99 for the PS5 Pro.
Why did the PS5 get more expensive?
When it raised PS5, PS5 Pro and PlayStation Portal prices worldwide on March 27, 2026, Sony cited “continued pressures in the global economic landscape.” In its annual report, Sony also says a global surge in demand for memory chips has led to price increases and supply shortages since the second half of its fiscal year ended March 2026.
Will the PS6 play PS5 games?
Sony has not said anything about backward compatibility for its next console.
What is Project Amethyst?
A partnership between PlayStation and AMD. Mark Cerny, lead architect of the PS5 and PS5 Pro, says the algorithm and neural network in the upgraded PSSR upscaler on PS5 Pro stem from Project Amethyst, and that PC players see the results of the collaboration in AMD’s FSR 4. Sony has not said whether this technology will be in its next console.
Is Sony still making the PS5?
Yes. On July 31, 2026, Sony said it has secured the memory it needs to meet its projected PS5 sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, and that it expects PS5 hardware profitability similar to the previous year.
How many people play on PlayStation?
Sony says 125 million accounts were active on PlayStation in June 2026, a record for the month of June.
Pop quiz
2 questions from this story.
What is the US price of the PS5 Pro since April 2, 2026?
The PS5 Pro launched at $699.99 on Nov. 7, 2024, rose to $749.99 on Aug. 21, 2025, and to $899.99 on April 2, 2026.
Which company is PlayStation’s partner in Project Amethyst?
Mark Cerny says the upgraded PSSR on PS5 Pro stems from the Project Amethyst partnership with AMD.
Your call
Will you buy the next PlayStation at launch?
