PS6 LIVE: Sony claimed to be considering physical discs u-turn

Sony claimed to be considering physical discs u-turn

Sony is claimed to be considering a u-turn on its physical disc decision, according to someone understood to be a renowned industry insider.

Speaking on the latest episode of the Broken Silicon podcast, Moore's Law Is Dead said: "There is a survey Sony sent out to developers that is, what I was told by my contacts, a bigger survey than they've sent almost ever before, if not ever before.

"There was a question in it basically trying to ask in a not-direct way 'is there an issue with how we sell games physically' or something, asking developers for feedback on killing discs."

Sony recently announced its decision to stop the production of physical discs for PlayStation games that release from January 2028 onwards. Discs will continue to be manufactured after this date but only for games that release before then.

It's not been officially confirmed if Sony has sent a survey out to developers.

Key new patent which could feature on PS6 revealed

Sony has filed a key patent for a new feature which could be present on the PlayStation 6.

It's called a 'video game controller-driven information transfer' which describes a controller with NFC (near field communication) capabilities.

That basically means a phone, credit or gift card could be tapped to the controller to send information to the console, like making payments. It could also help with importing a PlayStation account to a new console.

This was filed way back in March 2025 but has only recently been made public. Designs are shown in use with a DualSense wireless controller and these are used for the PS5 but it's likely this is being considered for PS6 controllers.

Of course, DualSense controllers could well be compatible with the upcoming PS6 or even still be the main controller of choice for the platform.

It's important to note this is only a patent so it's not a confirmed feature for the PS6 but it is something Sony is exploring.

ICYMI: PS6 release date and tech specs 'leaked'

A renowned hardware insider has made claims online about potential PS6 specs which also point to when the console may release.

KeplerL2 posted on the NeoGAF forum: "PS6 will be 40TF (teraflops), [XBOX Project] Helix will be 56TF. Both chips are taped out."

Teraflops is a measure of computer processing speed and chips being taped out means the final design blueprint of an integrated circuit has been completed, verified and sent for production.

Claims the chips being taped out has swelled speculation the PS6, along with XBOX Project Helix, could release late in 2027.

To be clear, none of this has been officially confirmed.

PS6 release date and tech specs 'revealed'

A renowned hardware insider has made claims online about potential PS6 specs which also point to when the console may release.

KeplerL2 posted on the NeoGAF forum: "PS6 will be 40TF (teraflops), [XBOX Project] Helix will be 56TF. Both chips are taped out."

Teraflops is a measure of computer processing speed and chips being taped out means the final design blueprint of an integrated circuit has been completed, verified and sent for production.

Claims the chips being taped out has swelled speculation the PS6, along with XBOX Project Helix, could release late in 2027.

To be clear, none of this has been officially confirmed.

PS6 release date and price latest from Sony

Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki has shared official updates on plans for the release date and pricing of the expected upcoming PS6 console.

Speaking with Wall Street Journal (via Digital Foundry), Totoki said: "We have not yet decided on at what timing we will launch the new console or at what prices. So we would like to really observe and follow the situation."

This comes after a renowned hardware insider claims the speculated accompanying handheld console could cost more than $600 on its own and there have been claims from other insiders that the PS6 could release as soon as 2027 - but none of this has been officially confirmed.