PlayStation 6: Thread 01

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.reuters.com/technology/how-intel-lost-sony-playstation-business-2024-09-16/

It's been a few days since PS5 Pro was revealed so naturally the news cycle marches on to the next hardware!

Only really big news to Intel Shareholders but the above report says that Intel lost to AMD in 2022 in the battle to provide the chips for PS6. This helps ensure PS6's backward compatibility, with disagreement over profit margins said to be the issue.

Looking at the history it was unlikely Intel would be the pick but it's one piece of the PS6 puzzle in place ahead of what is currently likely to be a 2027/2028 launch

[Neon Ignition]

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[MartyG]

Way too early to make any sensible speculation for a machine that's not likely to release until 2028. Click bait article.

[fishbowlhead]

Didn’t you hear? He’s best buds with Cerny, obviously he can’t tell you that as it’s all hush hush, but as an “insider” I know that as an internet fact.

edit. And it’s also 4 soc’s not 2, again don’t tell anyone.

[Neon Ignition]

It's a hell of a reflection of the media cycle that the week PS5 Pro is finally unveiled we start getting next-gen stories

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/s/xH4hEPzqBL

"No more RDNA5 codename, after RDNA4 it's UDNA.

MI400 and RX9000 using the same UDNA, architecture using GCN-like ALU design.

UDNA Gaming GPU tentative plan 26 Q2 mass production

Sony's PS6 will be using UDNA, the CPU has not yet been determined whether it's ZEN4 or ZEN5

Sony's handhelds will also use AMD hardware
Microsoft's handhelds"

[Finsbury Girl]

Vita 2 means life

[Neon Ignition]

https://mp1st.com/news/playstation-ceo-ps5-last-through-next-gen-similar-ps4

PS6 launch is unlikely to be held back but PS5 cross gen could last the entire next gen based on PS4

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1jywrgn/kepler_says_the_portable_ps6_is_a_15w_soc_on_3nm/

Big salt pincher - PS6 Handheld may be aiming sub-base PS5 in terms of power

Hold on to those PS5's folks

[wakka]

I think it really depends on how much you care about having all the effects turned on etc and the resolution blisteringly high.

I mean the Steam Deck already plays flagship PS5 games with graphical cutbacks, and that's like three years old at this point.

So I see no reason why a future Sony handheld couldn't play the majority of the PS5 library, just with fewer graphical bells and whistles.

[Neon Ignition]

https://gamerant.com/playstation-6-ps6-soc-leak-release-window-theory-a0-tapeout/

Late 2027 release speculation