Sony's next console — PlayStation 6 — may still arrive on schedule despite a sharp rise in RAM prices. According to insider Moore’s Law Is Dead, the company is not interested in a major release delay, since this could lead to much larger financial losses.
The source claims that Sony has already secured production capacity at TSMC for manufacturing 3 nm process chips in the second quarter of 2027. If the company backs out of these contracts now, it would not only face a delay but also risk losing priority with the manufacturer, giving up its place in line to other major clients for years ahead.
A key component of the future console will be an APU codenamed Orion, whose development cost Sony tens of millions of dollars and took several years. According to the insider, against the backdrop of such expenses, overpaying for GDDR7 memory looks significantly less painful than stopping a multibillion-dollar production cycle.
According to current information, no major delay is expected for PlayStation 6, although a minor postponement is still possible. If chip production starts in the second quarter of 2027, Sony will be able to stockpile components in advance and wait for more favorable memory prices before final assembly. In that case, the release could shift from late 2027 to early 2028 without serious consequences.