Sony is considering pushing back the release of the next generation PlayStation until 2028 or 2029.
That’s according to a report from Bloomberg, which claims that memory shortages and rapidly rising costs have caused many tech companies to reconsider plans for upcoming products.
Dubbed ‘RAMmageddon’, the recent bottleneck on memory production has been primarily attributed to large quantities of RAM being bought for use in AI data centres. The supply shortage has led companies such as Apple and Tesla to warn of constrained production in the future.
Tesla boss Elon Musk has even considered construction of Tesla’s own memory fabrication plant. “We’ve got two choices: hit the chip wall or make a fab,” Musk said in January.
The article also claims that both Sony and Nintendo are making plans in response to the situation, with hardware delays and price hikes currently being considered.
Citing sources familiar with the company’s strategy, Bloomberg says that Sony are considering plans to delay the launch of the next PlayStation to 2028 “or even 2029” Elsewhere, despite an exceptional launch year, Nintendo are considering plans to increase the price of the Nintendo Switch 2 to cover the increasing costs.
Neither Sony nor Nintendo have responded to Bloomberg’s request for comment.
Historically, console prices tend to drop throughout the course of a generation. However, this generation has been an exception, with console prices rising throughout their respective lifespans. Sony have raised the price of the PS5 on several occasions during this generation, first in select regions in August 2022, then again in April 2025, before increasing the price in the US last August.
Last year, Nintendo delayed pre-orders in the US due to economic uncertainty in the region, likely caused by the US President’s tariffs. Nintendo eventually opened up Switch 2 pre-orders in the US with no price increase, but warned that some accessories would be impacted.
In August, Nintendo announced that it would be increasing the price of the original Switch in the US due to “market conditions”, increasing the Nintendo Switch to $339 (from $299), Nintendo Switch OLED to $399 (from $349) and the Nintendo Switch Lite to $229 (from $199).