Sony CEO gives update on PlayStation 6 launch date

Sony’s CEO Hiroki Totoki has reiterated the fact that PlayStation 6’s launch date remains up in the air. He confirmed the ongoing delay during an interview with the Wall Street Journal, in which journalist Jason Douglas writes: “Totoki said the company still hasn’t fixed a date for PS6’s launch.” Totoki’s terse acknowledgement of the ongoing delay won’t reassure PS6 fans who are already expecting a hefty wait for the next-gen console. Though it was widely believed that Sony was initially eyeing a 2027 launch for the PS6, it was reported in February that the tech giant is “considering” pushing the launch back until 2028 or 2029. According to the report by Bloomberg, the potential delay could be necessary because of a shortage of memory clips. “That would be a major upset to a carefully orchestrated strategy to sustain user engagement between hardware generations,” the report noted. Sony launched the PlayStation 3 in November 2013 and the PlayStation 4 in November 2020, so a late-2027 launch date for the PS6 would certainly seem optimal. PS5 logo displayed on a smartphone with a Playstation logo in the background. CREDIT: Illustration by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ...