Just the RAM and Storage of the PlayStation 6 will cost more than $680

Just the RAM and Storage of the PlayStation 6 will cost more than $680





The next generation of consoles PlayStation 6 and Xbox Helix It has a somewhat uncertain future, at least in terms of its launch, which seems to have been delayed until at least 2028. A delay that seems caused without going any further by the current situation that the company is going through. RAM and storage. Without going any further, it is said that the next Sony console will spend 680 euros only in these two scarce and expensive components.

PS6 RAM and storage would cost $680

He has been the well-known leaker KeplerL2specialized in this type of gaming devices, which has announced this expense that Sony will have to face for the manufacture of the PlayStation 6. One user asked if 680 euros could be the final price, but it seems that this has been ruled out after KeplerL2’s response. Yeah RAM and storage cost $680to this we would have to add the price of the APU, the main PCB, the power supply and the rest of the necessary components, along with packaging, distribution, etc.

The PlayStation 6 could have 30 GB of GDDR7 memory

According to the leaks, the PlayStation 6 will use GDDR7 memory with a 160-bit buscapable of supporting up to 40GB. But Sony seems to have chosen a configuration of 30 GB shared by CPU and GPU. It is also said that Sony would have studied, given the current situation, reducing this amount of GDDR7 memory to maintain a cheaper final price to the public.

The price of PS6 could approach $1,000

If Sony has to face these prices for the launch of the PlayStation 6, it is likely that the final price could rise to the rumored figures of up to $1,000. Taking into account that two thirds are already covered by RAM and storage, $320 for the rest seems a reasonable figure, although this does not mean that the final price is still exorbitant for the end user.

Article Editor: Juan Antonio Soto

Juan Antonio Soto

I am a Computer Engineer and my specialty is automation and robotics. My passion for hardware began at the age of 14 when I broke down my first computer: a 386 DX 40 with 4MB of RAM and 210MB of hard drive. I continue to give free rein to my passion in the technical articles I write for Geeknetic. I dedicate most of my free time to video games, contemporary and retro, on the more than 20 consoles I have, in addition to the PC.