Former PlayStation Boss Says Sony Doesn't Need a 'PS6 for $1,200,' It Needs a 'PS5 for $300'

Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden said he thinks innovation at Sony shouldn't come "from making a PS6 for $1,200" but from making "another PS5 for $300."

As tech costs skyrocket and rumors of pricey gaming consoles swirl, the former president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment America took the time on The Trophy Room podcast to encourage the PlayStation maker to consider an unexpected, cheaper course of action. Pointing out how previous hardware leaps have typically offered clearly identifiable innovative qualities from generation to generation, he touched on why the PlayStation 6 simply leaning on "more ray tracing and more teraflops" might not be the best idea.

As Layden put it, "I think we have enough power in the machine."

"The innovation needs to come not from making PS6 for $1,200. It's to make another PS5 for $300," he added. "Now, that would be true innovation. …