Sources: Sony is considering delaying its next PlayStation console to 2028 or 2029; Nintendo is considering raising Switch 2 prices, amid a memory chip shortage
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Discussion
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Pure Xbox
Ben Kerry
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New Report On PS6 Delay Throws Next-Gen Timing Into Doubt
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@kylebrussell
Kyle Russell
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How long would Sony have gone releasing games for both PS5 and PS6 anyway? What's ruined?
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@wasphyxiation
Sherman McCoy
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There wouldn't be a RAM crisis were there not for a bad software crisis. Microsoft Word 2007 needed 512 MB of RAM for decent performance. It needs 4 GB today.
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@tunguz
Bojan Tunguz
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This is also why the dream of *affordable* local AI hardware will probably remain a pipe dream for a foreseeable future.
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@tomwarren
Tom Warren
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this RAM crisis feels like it's going to ruin consumer electronics over the next decade. Bloomberg reports that Sony is considering pushing the PS6 release to 2028 or even 2029 https://www.bloomberg.com/... [image]
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@citrini7
@citrini7
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“RAMaggedon” [image]
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@sonusvarghese
Sonu Varghese
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Chip shortage ??!! 🧐 https://www.bloomberg.com/... [image]
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@breakify
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“Sony Group Corp. is now considering pushing back the debut of its next PlayStation console to 2028 or even 2029 [...] Close rival Nintendo Co. [...] is also contemplating raising the price of [Switch 2] in 2026”
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Ryan T. Brown
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Sony is reportedly considering pushing the PS6 to 2028 or 2029, and Nintendo considering a Switch 2 price rise, due to the chip shortage caused by AI demand. — (Read more at Bloomberg) [image]
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r/GamingLeaksAndRumours
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Bloomberg: Sony is considering pushing back the debut of its next PlayStation to 2028 or 2029, Nintendo contemplating raising price of Switch 2
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[Bloomberg] Nintendo contemplating raising price of Switch 2"