Why PS6 and next-gen Xbox price might be higher than we think
Many dismissed reports of a potential PS5 price increase ahead of an official announcement, and understandably so because it isn’t the norm. Sony cited economic factors at the time but didn’t go into any further details. Not long afterwards, Microsoft announced similar price increases for the Xbox Series X|S in select regions.
According to leaker and insider Kepler_L2 — known mostly for PC-related information — “the days of free cost savings with die shrinks is over.” They recon that the PS6 and next-gen Xbox will either be expensive or will come with a relatively small performance leap. Kepler made their comments in response to Sony saying that PS5 cost reduction is “very difficult.”
Cost per transistor has remained flat through FinFETs and will go up with GAAFETs/CFETs.
— Kepler (@Kepler_L2) February 14, 2024
The days of free cost savings with die shrinks is over and things will only get worse.
Future consoles will either have increasingly smaller performance gains or significantly higher prices https://t.co/4UZSOzy4sh
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Source: https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/02/19/ps6-playstation-6-next-gen-xbox-price-expectation/
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