{"id":49982,"date":"2026-01-14T00:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T00:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bytecosmico.com\/?p=49982"},"modified":"2026-01-14T00:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T00:52:11","slug":"playstation-6-delayed-ram-shortage-ai-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bytecosmico.com\/en\/playstation-6-delayed-ram-shortage-ai-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"Blame AI: PlayStation 6 Launch Likely Delayed as RAM Prices Skyrocket"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you were saving up for the PlayStation 6<\/strong> in 2027, you might have more time than you thought. According to new reports from Insider Gaming<\/em>, Sony is considering delaying the next-gen launch. The reason? RAM prices (DDR5) are spiraling out of control, and Artificial Intelligence is to blame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ilustrative Image: PS6<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Micron Domino Effect<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The crisis deepened after Micron, one of the world’s largest manufacturers, announced it would stop selling consumer-grade memory (via its Crucial brand) by February 2026. The goal is to pivot 100% to producing HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) for AI data centers, which offer much higher profit margins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gamers vs. Robots<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Samsung and SK Hynix following suit, the supply of memory for gaming consoles has plummeted, and prices have surged. For Sony, this creates an impossible dilemma: launch an absurdly expensive PS6 or delay the release until production infrastructure stabilizes. The 2027-2028 window looks increasingly unlikely, proving that the AI boom is taking its toll on the gaming industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Se voc\u00ea estava guardando dinheiro para comprar o PlayStation 6 em 2027, talvez tenha mais tempo do que imaginava. Segundo novos relat\u00f3rios do Insider Gaming, a Sony est\u00e1 considerando adiar o lan\u00e7amento da pr\u00f3xima gera\u00e7\u00e3o. O motivo? O pre\u00e7o das mem\u00f3rias RAM (DDR5) est\u00e1 fora de controle, e a “culpa” \u00e9 da Intelig\u00eancia Artificial.Imagem Ilustrativa: … Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[585,584,583,587,589,582,234,581,588,586],"class_list":["post-49982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tecnologia","tag-ai-hardware","tag-console-wars","tag-ddr5-price-hike","tag-gaming-news-2026","tag-hardware-crisis","tag-micron-technology","tag-playstation-6","tag-ps6-release-date","tag-sony-interactive-entertainment","tag-tom-henderson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bytecosmico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bytecosmico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bytecosmico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bytecosmico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bytecosmico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49982"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bytecosmico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49985,"href":"https:\/\/bytecosmico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49982\/revisions\/49985"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bytecosmico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bytecosmico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bytecosmico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bytecosmico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}