The PlayStation 6 is Seemingly in Development and Will Feature Backward Compatibility

According to a recent report by Reuters, Sony is is currently working on the PlayStation 6. According to the website’s two anonymous sources, the console will be using an AMD chip following Intel’s failure to provide a chip for the upcoming console back in 2022. According to the report, AMD was chosen due to Sony’s decision to prioritize backward compatibility, and using an Intel chip would have been much more costly for the company. An Intel spokesperson commented on the news in the article saying, “We strongly disagree with this characterization but are not going to comment about any current or potential customer conversations. We have a very healthy customer pipeline across both our product and foundry business, and we are squarely focused on innovating to meet their needs.”

Sony recently announced the PlayStation 5 Pro. The enhanced version of the PlayStation 5 will launch on November 7 for $699.99 / £699.99. It will launch as a digital only console but will be compatible with the current external disc drive which is available as a standalone purchase. Preorders for the console will open on September 26. The console will have an upgraded GPU that has 67% more Compute Units than the current PlayStation 5 console and 28% faster memory. It will also have advanced ray tracing and AI-Driven Upscaling. Lastly, “several games will be patched with free software updates for gamers to take advantage of PlayStation 5 Pro’s features.” These games can be identified with a PlayStation 5 Pro Enhancedwithin their title. Games include Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, The Crew Motorfest, The First Descendant, The Last of Us Part II Remastered, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and more.

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