The PlayStation 5’s latest price increase sees it costing $650 from April 2nd onwards. However, the bigger story is probably the PS5 Pro, which will retail for $900, bringing consoles ever closer to the much-dreaded $1,000 price point. Could the PlayStation 6 go in the same direction, especially with how today’s hardware is panning out?
Leaker KeplerL2, who claims it’s still on track for release by Holiday 2027, said, “My current BOM (bill of materials) estimate for PS6 is ~$760, so I would say $699 is still possible with a reasonable subsidy. The question is if Sony will even bother now that Xbox is not direct competition anymore.”
When asked if this included a 1 TB or 2 TB SSD, they responded, “1TB Gen 5 SSD and no disk drive.” The latter isn’t especially surprising, considering the PS5 Pro doesn’t even have a disk drive. Now all we need is information on the lack of a vertical stand.
That still doesn’t answer whether the PS6 will retail for much higher than its manufacturing price. Again, time will tell – Sony hasn’t even officially announced it – but it would be odd if it sells the console for $900 and the PS5 Pro still retails for the same.
Also, while Xbox hasn’t put up a fight this generation against PlayStation, one has to wonder if things will change under the new Microsoft Gaming CEO, Asha Sharma. Project Helix, the next-gen Xbox, is rumored to be 25 percent faster than PS6, and even if this doesn’t lead to any meaningful performance margin, Microsoft’s alleged plan to sell different SKUs could be impactful. Time will tell, as always, so stay tuned for further updates.
