As PS6 rumors begin to percolate, it seems Sony’s next-generation console may be released sooner than some thought. With a focus on Machine Learning technology through Project Amethyst, Sony and AMD may be able to bring an even more impressive experience than we already have with the PS5 Pro. However, a former PlayStation boss believes the PS6 has to do more than improve graphics and performance to be successful.
PS6 graphics alone aren’t enough for success, says Shuhei Yoshida
In a recent episode of Skill Up’s Friends Per Second Podcast, former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida discussed Sony’s next-generation console, the PS6. Specifically, the company should find ways to differentiate the PS6 from the PS5 beyond improving graphics and performance, as he believes that would be catering to a “niche audience.”
“Graphics have almost hit the level that — even I cannot tell the difference between some of the graphics capabilities, like ray-traced or not ray-traced, unless it’s side by side, or higher frame rate,” Yoshida says. “So PlayStation clearly, in my mind, they cannot do the same thing they have been doing — increasing the graphics power and providing the high-end experiences. They might just do that, but still, that feels like a niche audience right now.”
Yoshida does believe the current leadership at PlayStation may be able to provide the shake-up it needs to continue the company’s gaming success.
“I think it’s really fitting that PlayStation has a new generation of management. [CEO Hideaki Nishino] is in his 40s, he’s like 46 years old, so a much younger generation,” says Yoshida. “Up until Jim Ryan, it’s always been our generation, the first generation of PlayStation management, leading the company, but now Nishino and [Hermen Hulst] are much younger, so they can do something disruptive. They don’t have to follow what [PlayStation has done in the past]. So yeah, it’s super interesting.”
The latest PS6 rumors suggest that the console will release sometime in 2027, which is just two more years away. With Project Amethyst somewhat in the forefront of the next-gen console experience for PlayStation, it does seem Sony intends to push graphics and performance to new levels, as it did with its previous consoles. We’ll just have to wait and see if that actually comes to fruition.
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