{"id":781244,"date":"2026-09-24T16:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T16:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/781244\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T16:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T16:36:12","slug":"rumour-ps6-hardware-complete-double-the-power-of-ps5-with-handheld-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/781244\/","title":{"rendered":"Rumour: PS6 Hardware Complete, Double the Power of PS5 with Handheld Model"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rumour:<\/a> Image: Push Square<\/p>\n

According to notorious hardware snoop KeplerL2<\/a>, the hardware configuration of the PS6 has been \u201ctaped out\u201d.<\/p>\n

In industry terms, this means Sony\u2019s completed design of the chip and locked down the specs, and it\u2019s now ready for manufacturing. This all points to a November 2027 launch.<\/p>\n

The sneak says PlayStation\u2019s new console will deliver 40 teraflops<\/a>, compared to the new Xbox\u2019s 56 teraflops.<\/p>\n

However, it\u2019s worth noting this isn\u2019t always a reliable measure of performance, as various factors can contribute to how games run. If the Helix will still function like a PC, for example, then it\u2019ll need additional horsepower to manage those functions.<\/p>\n

System architect Mark Cerny has also spoken at length<\/a> about \u201cflopflation\u201d, and how this measure isn\u2019t always the best way to determine the power of a device.<\/p>\n

The PS5 is technically around 20% less powerful than the Xbox Series X, although in real-terms this rarely ever factors.<\/p>\n

Speaking specifically about the PS6, KeplerL2 says it\u2019ll offer roughly double the power<\/a> of the PS5, with 12x faster ray tracing and a much more efficient RDNA 5 architecture.<\/p>\n

It\u2019ll also presumably benefit from an upgraded version of the platform holder\u2019s proprietary PSSR<\/a> upscaler, which will massively reduce computational overhead without sacrificing image quality.<\/p>\n

A portable model is also planned<\/a>, although it\u2019s not entirely clear what kind of gaming experiences this will deliver and how it\u2019ll fit into the overall product portfolio.<\/p>\n

Clearly these are all queries the company is going to need to answer next year, as it seemingly readies for a November 2027 launch.<\/p>\n

The biggest question fans are going to have is the price, and it\u2019s possible Sony may be able to beat Microsoft here, due to its more modest overall design.<\/p>\n

The body of materials cost is currently estimated to be around $960<\/a>, although AI-related demand could push that up or down over the next 12 months.<\/p>\n

If true, though, it\u2019s feasible Sony could ship the system at $900, assuming it\u2019s willing to take a small loss at launch. (It\u2019d likely make that money back with a game purchase and PS Plus<\/a> subscription.)<\/p>\n

Obviously there\u2019s still a lot in the air here, and while KeplerL2 is a reliable leaker, none of this is official information by any stretch.<\/p>\n

If the PS6 really is coming out next year, though, we\u2019ll know about it within the next six months or so.<\/p>\n

\"Sammy<\/p>\n

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He\u2019s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: Push Square According to notorious hardware snoop KeplerL2, the hardware configuration of the PS6 has been \u201ctaped…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":781245,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,873,11710,614,622,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-781244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-gb","tag-hardware","tag-ps6","tag-rumours","tag-sony","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/781244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=781244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/781244\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/781245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=781244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=781244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=781244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}