Disc drives and release dates: Sony just told us two major things about the PlayStation 6
Sony's decision to cease manufacturing PlayStation game discs by January 2028 strongly suggests the PlayStation 6 will launch in late 2028 and will not include a disc drive. This shift is attributed to rising costs of RAM and SSDs, influenced by AI data center demand, and aims to reduce manufacturing expenses for the new console.
- Entities
- Company: Sony
- Topic: Physical Media
- Topic: Hardware Manufacturing
- Platform: PlayStation
- Platform: PlayStation 6
- Person: Piers Harding-Rolls
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