Leakster Claims PlayStation 6 Costs US$960 To Make
- ID
- 2135
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 29 Jun 2026, 7:40 PM
- Fetched
- 29 Jun 2026, 7:48 PM
- Provider
- Lowyat.NET
- Category
- malaysia-tech
- Original URL
- https://www.lowyat.net/2026/397227/playstation-6-costs-us960-to-make/
- Source URL
- https://www.lowyat.net/feed/
Summary
- Score
- 2.5
- Created
- 29 Jun 2026, 7:49 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developers
What happened
A leak claims the PlayStation 6 bill of materials has reached US$960, largely due to memory shortages, potentially forcing Sony to delay the console or price it significantly higher than previous generations.
Why it matters
While directly relevant only to game developers, memory and component price hikes could indirectly impact cloud infrastructure costs, affecting developers and startups reliant on cloud services.
Discussion angle
Explore how escalating semiconductor and memory costs might trickle into cloud instance pricing, potentially squeezing startup infrastructure budgets.