Report: PS6 Price Could Exceed $1000 Due to Rising Hardware Costs
Leaked reports suggest Sony still plans to launch the PlayStation 6 by late 2027, but the cost of memory and flash storage alone exceeds $680, making a retail price over $1,000 nearly certain. The leaker claims GDDR7 prices have risen sharply, and the console may feature 32 GB of RAM and a 2 TB SSD.
Leaked information suggests that Sony still plans to launch the PlayStation 6 by the end of 2027, but the cost of memory and flash storage alone already exceeds $680, making it almost certain that the retail price will surpass $1,000.
According to the leaker, when the chip was being designed, GDDR7 was expected to cost $3 per GB. Today, that price is around $20 to $23. The console may be equipped with 32 GB of RAM and a 2 TB solid-state drive.
Source: Wccftech
