Sony considering PlayStation 6 delay to 2029, while Nintendo could hike Switch 2 price, according to report — memory and storage chip shortage now impacting products outside of RAM, storage, and GPUs

Source: Tom’s Hardware

Impact of the Memory and Storage Chip Shortage

The memory and storage chip shortage that has been causing RAM, SSD, and GPU prices to skyrocket is now starting to affect other products. Valve has recently announced that Steam Deck availability is now intermittent due to the current situation, and Bloomberg reports that Sony and Nintendo are considering taking drastic actions, too.

Potential Delays and Price Increases

“[Sony Group Corp. is now considering pushing back the debut of its next PlayStation console to 2028 or even 2029, according to people familiar with the company’s thinking. That would be a major upset to a carefully orchestrated strategy to sustain user engagement between hardware generations,” the publication said.
“Close rival Nintendo Co., which contributed to the surplus demand in 2025 after its new Switch 2 console drove storage‑card purchases, is also contemplating raising the price of that device in 2026, people familiar with its plans said.”