The PS6 Could Be “Delayed Longer Than Many Expected” According to Analyst

According to MST Financial senior research analyst David Gibson, in a recent SandStoneInsights article, Sony could extend the PlayStation 5’s life cycle due to ongoing concerns over rising RAM prices. Gibson claimed that Sony expects the PlayStation 5’s lifecycle to be extended and that the PlayStation 6 could be “delayed longer than many expected.” However, despite the ongoing RAM issues, Gibson stated that the company’s third fiscal quarter results are “expected to beat market expectations, driven by sales of both in-house and third-party games.” Sony also reported that it has sufficient resources to prevent another price increase for the PlayStation 5. Back in November 2025, Sony announced in its financial results that the PlayStation 5 console has shipped 84.2 million units worldwide, as of September 30, 2025. 3.9 million PlayStation 5 units were shipped during the three months from September 30, 2025.

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Here are a couple of additional statistics:

• There are 119 million monthly active users on PlayStation Network as of September 30, 2025, which is up three million from the same period the previous fiscal year.
• PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 software combined sold 80.3 million units during the three months ended September 30, 2025, which is up 2.6 million from  the same period the previous fiscal year. 6.3 million units were first-party titles, which is up one million from the same period the previous fiscal year. 72 percent of software sales were full game software digital downloads, which is up two percent from the same period the previous fiscal year.
• Ghost of Yotei has sold-through 3.3 million units as of November 2, 2025 (32 days after release).

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