The production of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s next-gen console, the PS6, will begin during early to mid 2027, according to a new rumor.
In his latest YouTube video, hardware insider and content creator Moore’s Law Is Dead (MILD) referenced Sony Interactive Entertainment and AMD’s recently revealed shared vision on the future of gaming hardware, mentioning PlayStation architect Mark Cerny’s statement about the arrival of the PlayStation 6 “in a few years.” He noted that this has led to the assumption that the next-gen console will likely see the light of day in 2028. However, MILD claims to have an authentic document that shows the production of PS6 will begin during early to mid 2027.
If MILD is right and manufacturing does indeed begin as early as or in the middle of 2027, it all but confirms that the PS6 will launch during November/December period. Fellow hardware insider KeplerL2 also believes this will be the case. During a recent discussion on the NeoGAF forums, they shared several technical details about Sony Interactive Entertainment’s next-gen hardware. They said with conviction that a 2027 release for the PS6 is “not just on the table, it’s the plan unless any unexpected delays happen.”
In his earlier video, MILD compared the leaked specs of both the Xbox Magnus and PS6. Based on his assessment, both consoles are positioned even closer in performance than their predecessors. While final clock speeds and SKU variations are still unconfirmed, both consoles allegedly use Zen 5 CPU architecture paired with RDNA 5 GPUs, but Magnus seems to have a slight edge in GPU compute unit count (around 60 CUs compared to the rumored 56–60 CUs on the baseline PS6 model). While this potentially gives Microsoft a marginal advantage in raw graphics throughput, Sony is expected to counter with more mature developer tools and deep hardware-software optimization. The insider noted that while Magnus may win on paper specs, real-world performance may come down to clock speeds, memory configuration, and how aggressively each company pushes its thermal and power envelopes.
