Ex-PlayStation boss says the next big innovation is a $300 PS5, not a $1,200 PS6
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Big quote: Consoles usually get cheaper as they age, but the cheapest PS5 now costs $200 more than it did at launch. Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden thinks fixing that would mean more to players than a faster PS6. "I think we have enough power in the machine," he said. "The innovation needs to come not from making PS6 for $1,200 – it's to make another PS5 for $300. Now, that would be true innovation."
Layden made the case on a recent episode of The Trophy Room podcast. He ran PlayStation's US business and later its worldwide studios before leaving Sony in 2019, so he's seen a few console generations from the inside.
The PS5, meanwhile, has gone the other way. "This is the first platform that I've seen that has gone up...
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