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Sony targets steady PS6 preparations from April 2027 as PS5 sales near 98m
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Sony says development of its next PlayStation is on schedule and it plans to make “solid progress” preparing the platform during the financial year beginning in April 2027. The update sets out a timeframe for increased investment and preparation, but Sony has not announced a PS6 release date.
Sony sold 2.6 million PS5 consoles in the three months to 30 September, taking lifetime sales to 97.9 million. Gaming sales rose 9% year on year and operating income increased 89%; monthly active users reached 127 million, a September record, and Wolverine sales topped 2.4 million. Sony said it had secured enough memory for projected sales in the next financial year, while analysts differ on when the PS6 may arrive.
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In short
- PS6 development is progressing as scheduled.
- Sony plans solid preparation progress from April 2027.
- PS5 lifetime sales reached 97.9 million.
How this story developed
- 2 hours ago Sony added that it had secured enough memory for projected sales in the next business year, while leaving the PS6 launch date unannounced and analysts divided over its timing.
- 2 hours ago Sony said PlayStation 6 development was on schedule and it expected to make solid preparation progress in the business year starting April 2027, as PS5 sales eased as anticipated despite growth in its gaming business.
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Originally published by VGC as “Sony says PlayStation 6 development is ‘progressing as scheduled’, as PS5 sales hit 97.9m”.