Court documents in 2023 during this purchase revealed Microsoft is planning for a brand new generation of its Xbox console to release in 2028.
Both Microsoft and Sony revealed mid-generation updates for their consoles in 2024 - Microsoft announced a special edition Xbox Series X and more digital options for Xbox Series X/S and Sony announced the PS5 Pro.
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The PS6 console will feature an AMD chip, like the PS5 and PS5 Pro, and not one from Intel despite negotiations taking place.
The report said AMD got the contract over Intel in 2022 with backwards compatibility being a key factor and claimed there was a dispute between Intel and Sony over how much money Intel would make from each chip sold.
It added: "Moving from AMD, which made the PlayStation 5 chip, to Intel would have risked backwards compatibility, which was a subject of discussion between Intel and Sony engineers and executives, the sources said.
"Ensuring backward compatibility with prior versions of the PlayStation would have been costly and taken engineering resources.
"Allowing PlayStation users to play games they have purchased for older systems is a feature Sony often includes in a next-generation system."
It's understood Sony is targeting a 2028 release window for the PS6, in line with Microsoft and Xbox.
An Intel spokesperson said: "We strongly disagree with this characterisation but are not going to comment about any current or potential customer conversations.
"We have a very healthy customer pipeline across both our product and foundry business, and we are squarely focused on innovating to meet their needs."
Sony and Broadcom did not respond to requests for comment. AMD declined to comment.
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