Sony's PS6 console price could approach $1,000 as component costs surge

Leaker Kepler_L2 reports that the bill of materials for Sony's next‑generation PlayStation 6 has risen sharply. Earlier estimates placed component costs around $760 per unit; the new figures put the cost near $960, an increase of roughly $200 or 30 %. The rise is driven chiefly by higher prices for GDDR7 memory – about $300 of the bill of materials – and larger RAM requirements, with the console expected to include about 30 GB of memory.

If these costs hold, analysts say the retail price could climb to the high‑three‑digit range, potentially near $999 or even a four‑figure amount. Sony has not confirmed either the component cost or a launch price, but the speculation raises questions about consumer response and the viability of traditional console pricing models in an environment of rising hardware expenses.