PS6 and next gen Xbox out by 2027 reveals cancelled game report
A cancelled Blade Runner game was apparently going to launch in two years time and would’ve been available for current and next gen consoles.
A cancelled Blade Runner game was apparently going to launch in two years time and would’ve been available for current and next gen consoles.
Even though some will feel like the current generation of consoles still hasn’t hit its peak, new PlayStation and Xbox consoles are much closer than you may realise.
Microsoft has admitted it’s working on new Xbox hardware, with its next console promising the ‘largest technical leap’ yet. Sony hasn’t been as forthcoming about the PlayStation 6, but it has made it clear it remains committed to the console market.
The running theory is that we could see new consoles arrive within the next two years, which has found new support in a recent report about a cancelled Blade Runner game.
For context, Insider Gaming alleges that Supermassive Games, the studio behind Until Dawn and the upcoming Directive 8020, was working on a ‘cinematic action adventure’ game set in the Blade Runner universe.
The goal was to have it out in September 2027, not just for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC, but also ‘Gen 10’ systems, referring to Sony and Microsoft’s next consoles.
The report doesn’t mention if this means Supermassive already has access to dev kits for the new consoles but, at the very least, it shows the studio knows, or is at least confident, that the hardware will be available in two years.
It’s entirely possible Sony informed Supermassive of this, since the two companies have a close working relationship. Although Supermassive was never a Sony subsidiary, its first decade was spent developing PlayStation exclusives – what is commonly referred to as a second party relationship.
While Supermassive’s games tend to be multiplatform nowadays, it still made 2023’s The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR one of the first exclusives for the PlayStation VR2.
When will the PS6 be released?A 2027 launch has always been a safe assumption, with other insiders claiming that both the PlayStation 6 and the next Xbox console are on track for that year.
Whatever the case, they’ll certainly arrive within close proximity of each other, since neither Sony nor Microsoft will want the other to launch new hardware unopposed.
Curiously, it’s sounding as if Sony and Microsoft will be embracing handheld devices for the next generation, no doubt influenced by the success of the Nintendo Switch and handheld PCs like the Steam Deck.
Microsoft has already said it’s planning an Xbox handheld this year, but it sounds as if it’s one of two devices the company is working on. The second being a traditional nextgen console.
Rumours point to a similar approach for Sony, with recent claims that the PlayStation 6 will come in two different models: a regular home version and a handheld device.
This could be Sony and Microsoft’s answer to the biggest issue facing new gaming hardware, which is that consoles can’t get any more powerful without the improvements being so nebulous that no one will notice.
The appeal of better graphics has become increasingly niche and if Sony and Microsoft want to keep turning a profit on hardware, dedicated handhelds could be what they need to attract new audiences.
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