The discharge date of PlayStation 6 is prone to come later than most forecasts have advised, in accordance to a knowledge analyst.
David Gibson, senior analyst at MST Monetary, posted a report on his insights on Sony Group’s efficiency and sure future selections, through its member firm Sandstone Insights Japan.
In line with Gibson’s report (through machine translation), Sony’s gross sales in Q3 of its monetary 12 months – for all the Sony Group, not simply its video games division – are projected to be ¥1.8 trillion ($11.7 billion), with working revenue at ¥160 billion ($1.04 billion).
When it comes to the video games division, Gibson wrote that he believes robust gross sales of first-party and third-party recreation software program supported the corporate’s third-party efficiency, and that in consequence its Sport & Community Providers phase remained robust for the quarter.
In consequence, he stated its third-quarter outcomes “are anticipated to beat market expectations, pushed by gross sales of each in-house and third-party video games”.
Crucially, Gibson additionally said that he believes the PlayStation 5‘s successor isn’t prone to launch any time quickly, and that earlier forecasts on its launch window is probably not correct.
“Sony expects the PS5’s lifecycle to be prolonged, and the PS6’s launch is prone to be delayed longer than many anticipated” he claimed.
Sony has but to offer any indication of when gamers can anticipate the PlayStation 6 to be launched, but it surely has already began discussing it publicly in obscure phrases.
In October 2025, PlayStation 5 lead architect Mark Cerny sat down with the SVP and GM of AMD’s computing and graphics group, Jack Huynh, to debate the most recent developments from Venture Amethyst, a collaboration between each corporations to make use of machine studying based mostly expertise for graphics and gameplay.
Discussing three gaming expertise breakthroughs that they imagine will result in advantages within the video games trade, Cerny briefly made a reference to a possible PS6.
“Total, in fact, it’s nonetheless very early days for these applied sciences,” Cerny stated. “They solely exist in simulation proper now, however the outcomes are fairly promising and I’m actually enthusiastic about bringing them to a future console in a couple of years’ time.”
