PlayStation 6 Allegedly Aiming for 2027 Launch Window

According to leaker KeplerL2 on NeoGAF, Sony is allegedly targeting a 2027 launch window for the PlayStation 6, similar to Xbox’s next console. However, the leaker claims that Sony is worried about “unexpected delays”. The leaker also claims the new console will make use of Radiance RT Cores and Neural Radiance Cache. It is rumored to have a more advanced take on Nvidia’s RT Cores, with more features than Nvidia’s current generation RT cores.

Back in August, Youtuber Moore’s Law is Dead claimed that the upcoming PlayStation 6 console will launch alongside a portable handheld version that will be dockable to an external display similar to a Nintendo Switch. The console will allegedly be capable of running games at a level beyond the base PlayStation 5. The console is codenamed “Canis”, and will reportedly have an AMD APU GPU for Zen 6c Cores with two additional cores for system tasks.

The standard PlayStation 6 console on the other hand will have 16 compute units of RDNA 5 at 1.20GHz while in handheld mode, and around 1.65GHz when docked. The console is also rumored to have PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 backwards compatibility. Both the PlayStation 6 and the PlayStation 6 handheld will reportedly launch sometime between late 2027 to 2028. It’s worth noting that Sony has yet to officially confirm these details.