PlayStation 6 is on the horizon, even if you've just started using your PlayStation 5

Nintendo has officially revealed the Nintendo Switch 2, the successor to the popular Nintendo Switch, which has been one of the company’s most successful consoles in recent years. The presentation of this new console will take place on April 2, where its technical features and launch software are expected to be detailed. With this revelation, Nintendo aims to rejuvenate its offering after seven years since the launch of the original model.

In the realm of competition, both PlayStation and Xbox seem to be maintaining their current consoles, the PS5 and the Xbox Series X/S, for at least another two years. Historically, both companies opt for six to seven-year life cycles for their hardware, suggesting that any new console might not be seen until 2027. However, this timeline is not definitive and could vary depending on the companies’ decisions in the future.

The new generation of consoles, already starting the countdown

For its part, information about Sony’s next console, the PlayStation 6, has begun to emerge, which is supposedly already designed and in the pre-silicon validation phase. A rumor claims that AMD is developing a GPU for this new console, known as UDNA. Although there are no physical models of the PlayStation 6 yet, developers have access to a virtual environment to start creating software, which will allow significant progress in preparation before the console becomes available.

The A0 tapeout, scheduled for the end of this year, marks a crucial stage in the design of the PlayStation 6, suggesting that it could enter the full manufacturing phase in the near future. With this information, video game fans might have reasons to start saving, as it seems that the next generation of consoles is already taking shape… even if it feels like the current one is just beginning.

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