​Switch 2 pricing and next PlayStation release could be impacted by memory shortage 

​Switch 2 pricing and next PlayStation release could be impacted by memory shortage 

The PlayStation 5 console on a wooden table

It may take Sony another three years to give the PS5 (pictured) a successor. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge

Sony and Nintendo are reportedly feeling squeezed by RAM shortages as demand from AI data centers takes up an increasing share of memory chip production. In response to rising costs and dwindling chip supplies, Sony is considering pushing back the release of its next PlayStation console “to 2028 or even 2029,” according to industry sources cited by Bloomberg, while Nintendo may increase the $450 price of its Switch 2 console this year.

That delay would be a considerable divergence from Sony’s usual release schedule, having launched a new console generation every six to seven years since the original PlayStation debuted in 1994. As the curre …

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