Analysts say Sony's digital-only plan 'almost certainly guarantees that the PS6 won’t arrive until 2028 at the earliest' and won't have a disc drive

PS5 pre-orders.

• Sony plans to halt physical game production by January 2028
• Analysts say the announcement telegraphs that the PS6 will arrive in 2028
• It's predicted that the console won't have a disc drive

Following Sony's announcement that it will halt production of physical games within the next two years, analysts have determined that the next-gen PS6 console will launch in 2028.