PS6: when can we expect the PlayStation 6 and what do we want to see?

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We're already thinking about the PS6, despite it being almost three years since the PS5 launched. But, just like most consoles, Sony's guaranteed to be looking ahead into its successor already.

We're unlikely to see another new, mainline PlayStation console for a few years yet, but that doesn't mean we can't fantasize about what we would like to see from the next PlayStation — or predict when we're likely to get our hands on it. After all, we know that Sony is already thinking about the future, having trademarked the PS6, PS7, PS8, PS9 and PS10 names. 

In the meantime, it feels much more likely that we'll see Sony releasing a PS5 Slim or PS5 Pro, though when that'll be is currently anyone's guess. That is, assuming the last generation's anything to go by, where the PS4 saw a PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro variants releasing several years after the base console. Mid-generation hardware revisions are pretty common these days, after all.

So, while we're still enjoying the PS5 and the best PS5 games, we've gathered up everything we want to see from the PS6 and when we expect to get our hands on the next PlayStation. 

The PS6 is likely to be a long way off. The PS5 only released in November 2020, so it's unlikely Sony will consider releasing a brand new PlayStation for several years. Typically PlayStation consoles launch around six or seven years apart, with the PS4 arriving in 2013 and the PS5 following up in 2020.

In an interview with Game Informer(opens in new tab), Sony's Executive VP of Hardware Engineering Masayasu Ito confirmed that the PS5 life cycle is expected to last about six or seven years, meaning we won't see the PS6 until at least 2026.

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