PS5 Users Relieved As Industry Veteran Declares There’s ‘No Real Need’ for PS6 Yet

One of the gaming industry’s most well-known veterans has weighed in on the PlayStation 6’s reported upcoming release date, and, perhaps surprisingly, he thinks the next-generation of home consoles can wait.

If you’ve heard of the name Naoki Yoshida, it’s probably pointless for me to rehash his storied history in the video game industry.

If you haven’t though, I highly suggest looking into his body of work. Yoshida has had quite a lengthy and honestly kind of baffling career.

He started out in the early 90s, and hopped around from projects in franchises like Street Fighter and Bomberman, before finally settling down at Square Enix in the early 2000s.

Since then, his career has mostly revolved around the Final Fantasy series. Most notably, Yoshida has been seemingly permanently assigned to work on the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV– and with good reason (said reason being that the game absolutely slaps).

So, how does this all tie into Sony and their next generation of PlayStation consoles? In a recent interview with Feed4Gamers, Yoshida was asked whether or not he thinks that Final Fantasy XIV’s ongoing development will be impacted by the likes of the PlayStation 6.

“Specifically with regards to the recent platforms, they are quite high spec and so it's easier for us to work with them compared to back in the days. So I don't think any addition of hardware is a negative in that regard,” Yoshida replied.

“But when I look at things from a gamer’s perspective, I feel that there's no real need to make new hardware, because I think right now people are happy with the Xbox Series X, the PS5 or the Switch 2. And honestly, from a gamer’s perspective as well, hardware is just expensive to buy.”

Honestly, that’s kind of a based answer.

Really, at this point in time, does anyone like the idea of shelling out god knows how much to buy a PS6? We’re probably talking about somewhere in the realm of £700 to £1,000 here, and it feels like the PlayStation 5 has barely delivered yet.

The current generation of consoles still feel like they have a lot of power left to give to me. So what can a PS6 offer us that we don’t already have? Slightly shinier graphics? A 0.1 second decrease in loading times? Cooler reflections?

I think Yoshida is bang on the money here, quite literally. I’ll stick with my PS5 for now, thank you very much.