Report claims PlayStation 6 to be delayed and Switch 2 may see price hike due to chip shortage

In recent weeks, we've heard from one analyst that Sony is pushing back its next-gen PlayStation console plans due to the on-going RAM shortage. We have also heard from Nintendo's CEO about the possibility of a Switch 2 price hike due to rising component costs. Now, a new report claims that both of these scenarios are indeed due to take place. 

According to Bloomberg, Sony is indeed considering delaying the launch of the PlayStation 6 from its apparently planned 2027 launch to 2028 or 2029. This is due to a global memory shortage, with AI corporations buying up nearly all available supply, leaving little left over for consumer electronics.

On top of that, the same report also claims that Nintendo is also contemplating a Switch 2 price hike, due to the rising cost of components like memory. Previously during a recent earnings call, Nintendo's CEO said that there were ‘no immediate plans' to raise the Switch 2 price but that it would have to reconsider that should the component market continue to face price increases.

Meanwhile, it appears that Microsoft is apparently still intending to release its next-generation Xbox in 2027, a move that seems ill-advised at this stage. The component market is impacting many hardware launches this year already, with even Valve delaying the Steam Machine by a number of months while it assesses the market.

KitGuru Says: 2026 is not a great time to be a PC hardware enthusiast, but the wider gaming market is also suffering. 

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