Sony’s next PlayStation is still nowhere near official reveal season, but the hardware rumours are already getting spicy — and this one matters a lot if you’re planning to upgrade in Malaysia.
According to reporting from Wccftech, Sony executives recently said during the company’s Q4 FY25 and full-year 2025 earnings call that the launch timing for PlayStation 6 has not been locked in yet. One major reason: memory supply problems and extremely high memory prices.
That sounds boring until you realise memory cost can directly affect what we eventually pay at retail. If Sony gets squeezed too hard on component pricing, PS6 could launch at a price that feels way beyond what most players consider acceptable for a console. And for Malaysian buyers, where official console pricing already gets hit by exchange rates, taxes, bundles, and retailer markups, that kind of jump can be painful gila.
The rumoured cut: 32GB dream down to 24GB
Known AMD leaker KeplerL2 claimed on the NeoGAF forums that Sony’s more realistic option, if it needs to cut cost without completely weakening the PS6, would be to reduce the system’s memory setup.
The suggestion is not to shrink the SSD to something tiny. In fact, KeplerL2 argued Sony should keep the SSD at 1TB. The bigger compromise would be moving to a 128-bit memory bus and reducing memory to 24GB if Sony is really desperate to control the bill of materials.
That would be a step down from the 32GB figure some fans have been hoping for. But honestly, 24GB still sounds like a meaningful next-gen jump compared to PS5’s 16GB unified memory, especially if developers can use it properly.
Why Sony might even consider this
The key issue is cost. KeplerL2 estimated that cutting the memory bus could reduce the bill of materials by around US$60 at current G7 memory prices. That is not small money when you multiply it across millions of consoles.
There may also be a manufacturing benefit. By disabling one memory controller, Sony could reportedly improve SoC yields by using chips with certain memory controller defects instead of throwing them away. In simple terms: fewer wasted chips, better chances of keeping production costs under control.
The leaker also said this kind of change would not require a huge APU redesign, because it could be handled by disabling a memory controller rather than rebuilding the whole chip plan.
For players, the trade-off is clear: less memory bandwidth, but potentially a console that does not launch at a ridiculous price.
Developers may prefer more RAM over raw bandwidth
Some forum users questioned whether a narrower memory bus would be worth it. KeplerL2’s counterpoint is interesting: developers would likely prefer having 24GB of memory even if performance is slightly lower.
That makes sense. Modern games are hungry for memory — huge textures, open worlds, ray tracing data, AI systems, instant loading, and performance modes all fight for space. More RAM can give developers more room to breathe, especially for big AAA games that need to scale across console and PC.
Wccftech also points to Final Fantasy VII Remake on Nintendo Switch as an example of how extra memory can help a game run better than expected on limited hardware. Different platform, different design, sure — but the broader idea checks out: memory capacity matters.
Why Malaysian gamers should care
This is not just spec-sheet drama. If Sony chases a monster PS6 build with expensive memory, we could be looking at a launch price that feels rough in Malaysia. The PS5 already was not exactly impulse-buy territory for many players, and a next-gen machine that lands too high could slow upgrades hard.
For SEA, where many gamers still balance console purchases against PC parts, handhelds, gaming phones, and Game Pass-style subscriptions, price is everything. A slightly toned-down PS6 that stays within reach may actually be better than a beast console that only hardcore early adopters can afford.
The concern is whether the PS6 still feels truly next-gen if Sony trims too much. KeplerL2 reportedly noted that weakening the specs too heavily would defeat the point of a new console, especially with rumours of a projected power gap against Microsoft’s Xbox Project Helix.
For now, treat this as rumour and supply-chain reading, not confirmed PS6 specs. But the direction is worth watching: next-gen gaming may be shaped as much by memory prices as by GPU power.
Source: Wccftech Gaming