The PlayStation 5 has proven to be another successful console for Sony. Since its initial release back in 2020, the PlayStation 5 has sold 75 million units and only narrowly trails the PlayStation 4’s number after the same gap of time. The system has also been home to some fantastic first-party titles such as Spider-Man 2 and Astro Bot, and looks poised to continue its momentum into the next year with titles like Ghost of Yotei and Marvel Tokon: Fighting All-Stars.
Even with the PlayStation 5’s rousing success, Sony is already looking toward the future. The publisher has recently revealed that the PlayStation 6 is at the “top of its mind,” offering gamers the first official word on the next generation of the console line. While it may take a little more time for Sony to reveal the next system properly, its release window isn’t too difficult to pin down.
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The PlayStation 6’s Release May Not Be Too Far Out
The PlayStation 6 Could Release In November
Since the launch of the PlayStation 3, major PlayStation hardware has always been released in November. This has even extended to the Pro variations of the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, both of which were released just ahead of the Holiday season rush in early to mid-November. The only major exceptions to this rule have been the Slim variants, which, outside the PlayStation 5 Slim, have typically been released in September.
Thus, the PlayStation 6 is also likely to arrive in November. After all, November feels like a realistic option for the release of a new console, as it gives manufacturers a chance to put out their systems just in time for the rush of Holiday shopping around Black Friday. PlayStation’s biggest competitor, Xbox, has notably released all of its consoles during this month, with each one arriving just in time for Black Friday.
Reports Indicate The PlayStation 6 Will Be Ready In 2027
Early reports indicate that the PlayStation 6 could hit the market in late 2027. This lines up with recent reports that the next Xbox system, which was recently confirmed to be powered by AMD, will launch around the same time. As the two consoles have typically arrived extremely close to one another, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Sony and Microsoft continue their tradition of duking it out on the market during the 2027 holiday season.
A 2027 release for the PlayStation 6 would come seven years after the PlayStation 5, which lines up with another PlayStation tradition. Following the launch of the PlayStation 3 in 2006, subsequent PlayStation consoles have each arrived seven years after the previous iteration. The PlayStation 6 arriving in 2027 would uphold the brand’s release pattern for home consoles and ensure that the PlayStation 5 will spend just under a decade on the market.
Early reports indicate that the PlayStation 6 could hit the market in late 2027.
A November 2027 Release Would Follow PlayStation Traditions
The rumored 2027 window would also line up with Sony’s pattern of releasing Pro variants of PlayStation systems. Since the introduction of the PlayStation 4 Pro in 2017, four years after the launch of the base PlayStation 4, Sony has taken to releasing Pro revisions four years after the original devices, then following up with the next major console three years after. As the PlayStation 5 Pro was released in 2024, four years after the original console, a 2027 launch would fit directly into Sony’s recent release cycle. All of this information should be taken with a grain of salt, as Sony has not revealed any proper details about the upcoming system and is likely a year or two out from revealing it. Even so, the brand’s history indicates that a November 2027 release for the PlayStation 6 is very likely.