It feels like the PS5 generation has barely started, as the system is still missing that must-have game to define the console. Regardless of that, it’s been five years since the current-gen system was released, and fans are now anticipating the PlayStation 6’s arrival. While Sony has yet to say anything, specs for the system and its rumored handheld counterpart have seemingly leaked.
A user named HeartonCall was able to leak the specs for Sony’s PlayStation 6 and its supposed handheld in the Gaming Leaks subreddit. Fans should take this with a pinch of salt since none of this has been confirmed, but the information does look legitimate. There’s information here that will make fans excited, assuming all of this is kept when the console actually comes out.
Here’s the information leaked for the PS6 and its handheld:
PS6 (Orion)
- Chiplet Design, with some mention of possibly utilizing "Navi 5" Desktop chiplets.
- Backwards Compatibility to PS5 and PS4 Generations. (no mention of PS3)
- Heavy Emphasis on Cost Constraints, and keeping power lower than PS5.
- Manufacturing Planned for Mid-2027, with a likely Fall 2027 or Early-2028 Release Date.
- 160W TBP
- 8 x Zen 6 (or later) Cores
- 40-48 RDNA 5 Compute Units @ 3GHz+
- 160-bit or 192-bit bus w/ GDDR7@32GT/s+-
- Rasterisation Performance estimated to be ~3x PS5 (Ray Tracing Uplift Expected to be Higher)
PS6 handheld (Canis)
- Monolithic 3nm Die (He was able to verify THIS in modern documents)
- Backwards Compatibility to PS5 and PS4 Generations. (no mention of PS3)
- Canis includes a MicroSD Slot, M.2 SSD Slot, Haptic Vibration, Dual Mics, and a Touchscreen.
- Specifically, a diagram states that the USB-C port has video out capabilities.
- Manufacturing Planned for Mid-2027, with a likely Fall 2027 or Early-2028 Release Date.
- 15W TBP
- 4 x Zen 6c Cores
- 12-20 RDNA 5 Compute Units @ 1.6-2GHz
- 128-bit bus w/ LPDDR5X-7500+
- Rasterization Performance estimated to be ~0.5x PS5 (RT Expected to be higher than this)
While all of this power sounds impressive, there is hope that Sony will release some worthwhile games for the console. Games like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 are great and all, but the company’s exclusives have mostly been sequels to PS4 hits thus far, which has underwhelmed many. This problem may or may not be solved with the PS6, so all we can do is wait.
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