The FTC's case against Microsoft over its attempt to acquire Activision Blizzard has dredged up some juicy intel on Sony's successor to the PlayStation 5. Microsoft said the “expected starting period” of the next generation of game consoles, aka the next Xbox and PlayStation 6, is 2028.
That's according to court documents made public this week, as reviewed by IGN, from the ongoing legal battle between Microsoft and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission regarding the massive $68.7 billion acquisition. That 2028 timeframe lines up with what we've heard of Sony's plans from court documents in the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) review of the merger. Sony doesn't plan to release the PS6 until at least after 2027, the company indicated in documents submitted to the court last Fall.
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