PlayStation 6 update leaves gamers wondering why they bothered with PS5

News and chatter for the PlayStation 6 has seemingly stepped up in the past few weeks, with Sony looking ahead at the future of its consoles.

As reported by Techspot, it seems Sony and AMD have agreed on potential components for the chipset that will power the next console in the PlayStation line-up.

We've only just got the PS5 Pro and the talk of PS6 is picking up

While it does seem a bit early to be getting excited by this news, it’s no surprise that Sony is already eyeing the potential power the PlayStation 6 could hold.

Fans of the brand, discussing the news over on Reddit, are torn on this information emerging, with many believing the PlayStation 5 wasn’t worth investing in.

The top reply in the thread, from zippopwnage, says, “IMO, I don't think we even got enough PS5 games. And they have some games that are still coming for PS5. We'll basically have another years of remakes/remasters to PS6.”

Much of the conversation lingers on how the PlayStation 5 has underperformed in the eyes of players, with scant few games to sell the hardware.

One fan is quick to comment, “Their library of first-party PS5 releases is laughable at best.”

The PlayStation 6 is currently rumoured to appear in 2027, possibly even 2028, which gives us a good few years left in this generation.

As one Redditor points out, “Still 3 nearly years till fall 2027. Plenty of time for IPs and other current gen games to drop.”

“I would be perfectly fine with console lifecycles lasting 10+ years at this point. Technology is advancing so slow now, and we're also at the point of diminishing returns,” comments MrNegativ1ty.

This is met with the reply of, “If anything, the current gen console hardware is holding back more advanced games by being underpowered for technologies such as full path tracing.”

It seems fans are split on when they want the console to drop, but you can bet it’s still a way off.