The PlayStation 5 (PS 5) is Sony's most successful gaming console till date. The PS 5 has survived the global chip shortage and the COVID-19 pandemic to sell close to 75 million units since its release in 2020.
Over time, Sony introduced the PS 5 slim in 2023 and the more powerful PS5 Pro in 2024 with new features and improvements for gamers looking for a more streamlined or enhanced experience.
The PS 6 is on the horizon and the future of PS 5 is uncertain.
“However, I don't think it's right to delay the release of the next product that incorporates new technology because it will be around for a long time,” he said.
He further explained that Sony’s hardware development strategy goes hand-in-hand with the pace of technological advancement. “The timing of introducing new hardware is related to the timeline of technological evolution and the timeline for us to implement it,” he added.
“Therefore, I think it is important to provide new things while playing the ones that are currently in operation, and to expand in total. For example, PS4 has been automated since the middle of production, and the quality of the hardware is high. That's why you can use it for a long time.
“Of course, PS5 has been automated from the beginning. From now on, we want to spread it by combining things that can be used for a long time and bring new technology with new technology," Nishino added.
Over time, Sony introduced the PS 5 slim in 2023 and the more powerful PS5 Pro in 2024 with new features and improvements for gamers looking for a more streamlined or enhanced experience.
The PS 6 is on the horizon and the future of PS 5 is uncertain.
PS5 will be around, just like the PS4: Sony executive
Last year, Hideaki Nishino, CEO of the Platform Business Group at Sony Interactive Entertainment, assured fans that the PS 5 would be around for a long time just like PS 4. He was speaking in an interview with Famitsu.“However, I don't think it's right to delay the release of the next product that incorporates new technology because it will be around for a long time,” he said.
He further explained that Sony’s hardware development strategy goes hand-in-hand with the pace of technological advancement. “The timing of introducing new hardware is related to the timeline of technological evolution and the timeline for us to implement it,” he added.
“Therefore, I think it is important to provide new things while playing the ones that are currently in operation, and to expand in total. For example, PS4 has been automated since the middle of production, and the quality of the hardware is high. That's why you can use it for a long time.
“Of course, PS5 has been automated from the beginning. From now on, we want to spread it by combining things that can be used for a long time and bring new technology with new technology," Nishino added.
