PS6 Price May Top US$1,000 on Memory Costs
SingTao · 3 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
Sony’s unannounced PlayStation 6 is reportedly facing mounting cost pressure as memory and storage prices remain elevated amid strong AI-related demand. Multiple reports citing hardware leaker Kepler_L2 said the combined cost of PS6 RAM and NAND flash storage alone may exceed US$680, before adding the processor, graphics, cooling and other parts. That has led outside media to speculate the console’s retail price could break through US$1,000, or about HK$7,800. Sony Interactive Entertainment chief executive Hideaki Nishino previously said the company could not absorb all component inflation and did not plan to sell hardware at a major loss.
Key Points
- Sing Tao and am730 said Kepler_L2 estimated PS6 memory and NAND flash costs alone could exceed US$680 before other hardware is counted.
- on.cc said the US$680 figure is roughly HK$5,304, and warned the final retail price could surpass US$1,000 once more components are included
- Sing Tao reported Sony and Microsoft had expected GDDR7 pricing near US$3 per GB, but later quotations rose to about US$20 to US$23 per GB
- Based on a rumored 32GB GDDR7 and 2TB SSD configuration, memory alone could reach US$640 at US$20 per GB, excluding storage costs
- Sing Tao said Kepler_L2 raised his PS6 bill-of-materials estimate from about US$760 in March to US$960 in June as memory prices climbed
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong players, a launch price above US$1,000 would likely translate into a much steeper upgrade bill once local retail pricing, accessories and game purchases are added. It could also prolong the period in which PS5 and PS6 are sold side by side, making the transition to a new console generation slower and more expensive for households