Sony has not decided when it will release the ps6 or how much it will charge for it, Chief Financial Officer Hiroki Totoki said on Friday as the company outlined a year of higher investment and tighter cost pressure.

Totoki said the company had not yet settled the launch timing or the price of the next PlayStation console, and added that Sony expected income to be flat year-on-year because it is spending more on the next-generation platform. He said the company would keep watching market conditions before locking in its plans.

The comments came as Sony said it sold about 1.5 million PlayStation 5 consoles in the three months ended March 31, lifting lifetime PS5 sales to 93.7 million. That was still below the 2.6 million PS4 consoles sold in the equivalent quarter, leaving Sony’s current machine slightly behind its predecessor when launch timing is aligned.

For the rest of calendar year 2026, Totoki said Sony has already secured the necessary volume of materials and has to a certain extent agreed on the price itself. He also said the company expects memory prices to stay very high in FY 2027 because supply will remain short, a warning that matters because component costs for memory and RAM are under strain from AI-related demand and shortages.

That pressure is one reason Sony’s financial call drew questions about the PS5’s recent $100 price rise, and it also helps explain why the company is approaching the ps6 with more caution than usual. Totoki said Sony would consider a range of simulations, including changes to its business model, to arrive at what he called the best solution and strategy.

The uncertainty over the next console sits alongside a separate hit to the balance sheet: Sony reported a $765 million impairment loss related to Bungie. Taken together, the numbers point to a company still selling millions of consoles, but trying to protect margins and manage costs before it commits to the next generation.