PS6: Sony reveals possible release date for its next console

The PlayStation 5 hit stores at the end of 2020. We haven’t even reached the middle of her cycle. Nonetheless, The Japanese brand seems more or less clear when its successor will see the light of day: PS6 or PlayStation 6..

In a document filed with the CMA in connection with Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard, the Japanese company implies that its next console, which should be dubbed the PS6 or PlayStation 6 according to the usual nomenclature, It will not see the light until 2028.

“By the time Sony releases the next generation of its PlayStation console (which is likely X), you will lose access to call of Duty and other Activision games, making them extremely vulnerable to user migration,” the document says.

In the file provided in the CMA, instead of “Xshows the year in which the brand predicts the release of the PlayStation 6 (or PS6). However For reasons of confidentiality, the lawyers decided to hide this information. in the published version.

However, if the whole fragment is read, the mark means that At least the PS6 won’t see the light of day until 2028.. Sony lawyers insist that Microsoft’s commitment call of Duty for PlayStation consoles, until 2027 is not enough, since its next console will not benefit from the agreement and therefore it will start with a significant competitive advantage. In other words: The PlayStation 6 won’t be released until 2028.

PS6 will not see the light until 2028.

One of the necessary considerations about this document is: is Sony really planning to release the PlayStation 6 from 2028, or, conversely, is this an assumption made by the brand’s lawyers based on normal cycles in the video game industry? The answer is currently unknown.

If PS6 comes out in 2028, yes, PlayStation 5 cycle will be a year longer than the previous two generations -Seven years have passed between PS3 and PS4, as well as between PS4 and PS5-.

Another question in the air will the current generation of consoles (Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5) be the last or will we see a new one in the future (PlayStation 6). Documents filed by Sony with the CMA suggest the latter. However, the gradual growth of cloud gaming, thanks to services like Xbox Game Pass, casts doubt on where the industry will be in five years. Will we still be interested in physical consoles or will we massively choose solutions clouds?