Sony may delay next PlayStation to 2028-2029 as AI devours memory chip supply
Sony is considering pushing back its next PlayStation console to 2028-2029 due to AI-driven memory chip shortages, according to Bloomberg. Nintendo may also increase the Switch 2's $450 price this year as RAM costs surge.
The delay would break Sony's six-to-seven-year console release cycle dating back to the original PlayStation in 1994. AI data centers are eating up memory chip production, squeezing consumer electronics on availability and price.
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