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Well regarded AMD leaker, Kepler2, believes that the price of the PS6 might cost only half of the next Xbox dubbed “very premium” by Sarah Bond in an interview with Mashable. Reacting to the Xbox CEO’s comments, Kepler2 shared his guess that the next Xbox will cost $1,200 with the PS6 only $600.
As for why the next Xbox will cost so much more, Kepler2 rationalised, “~42% more silicon, 20% more memory, higher board/cooling costs, plus they [Microsoft] can’t subsidize the HW with 3rd party store support”.
This is only a prediction from Kepler, but they’re not the first. Earlier this month, Moore’s Law is Dead, who accurately leaked the PS5 Pro, reported that the PS6 will be less powerful but cheaper than the next Xbox. Moore’s Law is Dead also estimated the next Xbox will cost between $800 and $1,200 but shared no prediction for the PS6.
The next Xbox is expected to cost so much because it will effectively be a PC rather than a console. Moore’s Law Is Dead claims that the next Xbox will use the AMD Magnus APU, which is an APU that combines a CPU and GPU on a single chip. This will be the largest ever used in a games console, and it will allegedly be 46% larger than the one planned for the PS6. The next Xbox will also reportedly support Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games store.
Alas, there’s no official details from Microsoft. Speaking to Mashable, Xbox CEO, Sarah Bond, simply said, “The next-gen console will be a very premium and high-end curated experience. You’re starting to see some of the thinking we have in this handheld [ROG Xbox Ally X], but I don’t want to give it all away.”
How Predicted PS6 Price Compares to PS5
If the PS6 costs $600, it will be $200 more expensive than the PS5 Digital Edition which launched at $399.99 in November 2020. However, it would only be $100 more expensive than the $499.99 version that comes equipped with a Blu-ray disc drive.
However, these were only the prices at launch. Just back in August, Sony increased the price of PS5 consoles again in response to US tariffs. Now the PS5 Digital Edition costs $499.99, meanwhile, the PS5 with a disc drive is $549.99. Lest we forget the PS5 Pro also costs $749.99.
As for why the PS6 could cost $600, PushSquare points out that Sony “always sold its systems at a loss or break-even in order to grow its install base and make money through the sales of software, where it takes a 30% cut on each game sold”.
However, in addition to just a console, there are also consistent rumors about a PS6 handheld that would be sold separately.
There’s no official release date for the PS6, but Sony has said it is already “top of mind” and Mark Cerny suggested it is a “few years away” in a video with AMD. However, while a “few years away” would literally point to 2028, Kepler2 has claimed that the PS6 will release in 2027 “unless any unexpected delays happen”.
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