{"id":309293,"date":"2025-08-01T12:58:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T12:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/309293\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T12:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T12:58:12","slug":"rumour-leaked-ps6-specs-reveal-affordable-power-efficient-next-gen-console","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/309293\/","title":{"rendered":"Rumour: Leaked PS6 Specs Reveal Affordable, Power Efficient Next-Gen Console"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Rumour: Leaked PS6 Specs Reveal Affordable, Power Efficient Next-Gen Console 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/f3f796866df87\/rumour-leaked-ps6-specs-reveal-affordable-power-efficient-next-gen-console-1.large.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/rumour-leaked-ps6-specs-reveal-affordable-power-efficient-next-gen-console-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Rumour: Leaked PS6 Specs Reveal Affordable, Power Efficient Next-Gen Console 1\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hardware leaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tym6xxCKvHg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moore\u2019s Law Is Dead<\/a> \u2013 who previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PS5\/comments\/1c58pwk\/sony_has_filed_a_copyright_strike_against_the_ps5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accurately outed<\/a> the specs of the PS5 Pro \u2013 claims to have seen an internal AMD presentation from 2023 which includes a ton of potential information about the PS6.<\/p>\n<p>As he clarifies multiple times throughout the video, the specs were accurate as of 2023, and may have been altered or changed since. However, he notes that after speaking to someone familiar with PlayStation hardware development, Sony rarely strays too much from the initial pitch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-watch\"><a title=\"Watch This Video on YouTube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tym6xxCKvHg\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on <strong> YouTube<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\">Push Square<\/a> on <a class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube159k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Assuming this information is accurate, then, expect it to be largely representative of what the platform holder has cooking.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few pieces of information that are particularly pertinent here: firstly, the Japanese giant is working hard to ensure the system will be affordable, and it\u2019s aiming for a price much lower than the PS5 Pro.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, global economics and tariffs could potentially upend its efforts here, but it\u2019s clear the goal is to make a mass market product and not a $1,000 supercomputer.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, it\u2019s said that the system could enter manufacturing as soon as mid-2027, which would likely point to a late 2027 or early 2028 release date. That\u2019s assuming everything goes to plan, of course.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the PS6, the platform holder is also working on a handheld, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2025\/07\/ps6-handheld-becomes-more-legit-with-new-ps5-power-save-mode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has been rumoured<\/a> for quite some time now.<\/p>\n<p>The most interesting detail about this is that it appears to be on the same development timeline as the PS6, so it\u2019s possible it could launch simultaneously alongside the next-gen console.<\/p>\n<p>Again, this is expected to hit a mass market price point, although it understandably will be less powerful than the PS6 itself. As has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2025\/07\/ps6-handheld-becomes-more-legit-with-new-ps5-power-save-mode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">been speculated already<\/a>, the PS5\u2019s new \u201clow power mode\u201d may be doubling as a target benchmark for developers to hit on the portable, which is expected to comfortably outperform the Switch 2.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Rumour: Leaked PS6 Specs Reveal Affordable, Power Efficient Next-Gen Console 2\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/96373ffd17b2b\/rumour-leaked-ps6-specs-reveal-affordable-power-efficient-next-gen-console-2.large.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/rumour-leaked-ps6-specs-reveal-affordable-power-efficient-next-gen-console-2.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Rumour: Leaked PS6 Specs Reveal Affordable, Power Efficient Next-Gen Console 2\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So those are all the headline details, but let\u2019s get into the nitty-gritty of the proposed specs.<\/p>\n<p>The new console, the PS6, is codenamed Orion and is targeting the following as of this alleged 2023 presentation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8 x Zen 6 (or later) cores<\/li>\n<li>40-48+ RDNA 5 Compute Units at 3GHz+<\/li>\n<li>160W TBP<\/li>\n<li>160-bit or 192-bit bus with GDDR7 at 32GT\/s+<\/li>\n<li>Rasterization Performance 3x PS5 (ray tracing expected to be higher)<\/li>\n<li>Chiplet design<\/li>\n<li>Backwards compatible with PS5 and PS4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And according to the same AMD presentation, the handheld \u2013 which is codenamed Canis \u2013 is targeting the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 x Zen 6c cores<\/li>\n<li>12-20 RDNA 5 Compute Units at 1.6-2GHz<\/li>\n<li>15W TBP<\/li>\n<li>128-bit bus with LPDDR5X-7500+<\/li>\n<li>Rasterization Performance 0.5x PS5 (ray tracing expected to be higher)<\/li>\n<li>Backwards compatible with PS5 and PS4<\/li>\n<li>MicroSD Slot and M.2 SSD Slot<\/li>\n<li>Haptic feedback<\/li>\n<li>Dual microphones<\/li>\n<li>Touchscreen<\/li>\n<li>USB-C port video out<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There\u2019s quite a lot to chew on here from a technological perspective, but if accurate it gives an idea of the direction Sony is heading for next-gen: affordable, comparatively low power consumption, and efficient.<\/p>\n<p>The reality is that we\u2019re unlikely to see graphical leaps like the PS1 to PS2 ever again, so cross-gen between PS5 and PS6 is likely to be long. That\u2019s where the organisation\u2019s strategy with its rumoured handheld may fit in, as you\u2019ll likely be able to share the majority of your library between the two units.<\/p>\n<p>If this is all accurate, then the fact Sony is aiming for a mass market price point should be the most important takeaway here. There had been concerns after the $700 PS5 Pro that the company could charge extortionate sums for its next-gen console, but it looks like it\u2019s still eager to appeal to the masses.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest challenge for the platform holder will be converting players from the PS5 to the PS6, because as we alluded to above, we expect both systems to share the same library for a long time. And if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2025\/08\/rumour-sony-to-put-more-first-party-ps5-games-on-xbox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the rumours are accurate<\/a> about Sony\u2019s multiformat plans, then there may be less incentive to buy a PlayStation than there\u2019s ever been.<\/p>\n<p>This is obviously just the start of the speculation, so buckle yourselves in folks, because we\u2019ve got an exciting ride through to 2027 and beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tym6xxCKvHg\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tym6xxCKvHg\" target=\"_blank\">youtube.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1743494892_723_avatar.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sammy Barker\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He\u2019s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hardware leaker Moore\u2019s Law Is Dead \u2013 who previously accurately outed the specs of the PS5 Pro \u2013&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":309294,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[2928,90438,273,341,67531,53,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-309293","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-hardware","9":"tag-ps6","10":"tag-rumours","11":"tag-sony","12":"tag-specs","13":"tag-technology","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114953630936301131","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309293\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}