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It’s too early to predict the pricing for PS6, not least because the RAM crisis is driving rapid increases in the cost of consumer electronics. For this reason, Valve is currently unwilling to set a price for the Steam Machine, a device that it expects to launch this year. That being the case, it would be foolish to predict how much a PS6 will cost in 2028 or beyond. That said, be ready for the console to cost more than previous generations, due to demand for microchips as well as inflation and general economic factors. Earlier generations of PlayStation saw their prices reduced over their lif

This is a whole separate topic, really, but it’s worth mentioning here. Sony is widely reported to be working on a handheld PlayStation to compete with Nintendo’s Switch 2 as well as the Steam Deck, Xbox Ally, and other PC handhelds. The key question about this device is its level of compatibility with the PlayStation catalog. Full PS4 compatibility would seem to be a given, and most reports suggest the handheld will be able to run PS5 games too — if not necessarily all of them, or at the same quality as PS5. In fact, some level of PS6 compatibility is even possible, because the handheld is ru