ARTIFICIAL intelligence may have guessed the exact PlayStation 6 release date.
Sony is hard at work on the gaming console of the future, but details of the inevitable PS6 launch remain top-secret.
The Sony PlayStation 5 came out back in 2020[/caption]Now The U.S. Sun has probed one of the latest AI models to see if it could produce a best guess at when we’ll see the PS6.
We tried our luck with an AI chatbot powered by GPT-4o – just like ChatGPT.
First we had to have the AI chatbot analyze past Sony PlayStation launches.
Sony has turned out an enormous array of consoles over the years.
Here’s a list of PlayStation release dates, along with the days of the week that they launched on:
We asked the AI to gobble up this information and see if it could work out any trends or patterns.
First, the AI noted that Sony tends to have a six- to seven-year gap between major console releases.
Just look at the dates for the main generations:
The AI noted that the last two of these gaps were each seven years.
So it guessed that we’d likely see that same trend followed, with a potential launch in 2027.
The second clue was the month, with the AI rightly pointing out that Sony has heavily favored November for its PlayStation launches.
This is especially true in recent years.
Sony’s PS5 has been out for four years now – so fans are excited for the next big thing[/caption]The third clue was that Sony tends to prefer Thursdays or Fridays, particularly for more recent launches.
Fourth on the list of clues was the week of the month.
The AI told us that Sony preferred the “second or third week of November.”
So when we asked the AI to weigh up all of the patterns it had spotted, here’s what it told us.
Artificial intelligence can’t see the future, but it can help us make predictions based on what we already know[/caption]“Considering the trends and patterns, Thursday, November 11, 2027 seems more likely for a few reasons,” the AI chatbot told The U.S. Sun.
“Sony has shown a preference for Thursday releases in recent years, especially for significant product launches like the PlayStation 5.
“Releasing on a Thursday allows for a full weekend of sales and media coverage, maximizing initial impact and momentum.
“Thus, the most likely date for the next-generation PlayStation console release, based on observed patterns and strategic considerations, would be: Thursday, November 11, 2027.”
ChatGPT is a new artificial intelligence tool
ChatGPT, which was launched in November 2022, was created by San Francisco-based startup OpenAI, an AI research firm.
It’s part of a new generation of AI systems.
ChatGPT is a language model that can produce text.
It can converse, generate readable text on demand and produce images and video based on what has been learned from a vast database of digital books, online writings and other media.
ChatGPT essentially works like a written dialogue between the AI system and the person asking it questions
GPT stands for Generative Pre-Trained Transformer and describes the type of model that can create AI-generated content.
If you prompt it, for example ask it to “write a short poem about flowers,” it will create a chunk of text based on that request.
ChatGPT can also hold conversations and even learn from things you’ve said.
It can handle very complicated prompts and is even being used by businesses to help with work.
But note that it might not always tell you the truth.
“ChatGPT is incredibly limited, but good enough at some things to create a misleading impression of greatness,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in 2022.
However, the chatbot did admit that the release date could also fall on Friday, November 12, 2027.
Of course, it’s impossible to say right now whether the AI has answered correctly.
But is the date that the AI gave even likely? We’re pretty convinced by the answer.
It would fit in with Sony’s previous launch patterns and makes sense given the timing for the holidays.
Sony will likely release a brand new controller to replace the DualSense when it launches the PS6[/caption]Sony won’t want to leave a launch too late in the decade as gamers will be looking for what’s next.
And Sony is also competing with rivals like Xbox and Nintendo to make sure they have fresh hardware for gamers to enjoy.
Sony is also expected to launch a PS5 Pro later in 2024.
And if the PS4 Pro release is anything to go by, we’d expect a wait of three or four years for the PS6 to replace a PS5 Pro.
Here's a quick history of the main models released...
Sony PlayStation:
Sony PlayStation 2:
Sony PlayStation 3:
Sony PlayStation 4:
Sony PlayStation 5:
Sadly, there’s every chance that the AI is totally wrong.
The AI is simply basing its guesses on historical launch information.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean Sony will stick to its old patterns.
Major gadget launches can be affected by processor technology, complicated supply chains, demand for shoppers, the state of the economy, and breakthroughs in graphics – and so much more.
For instance, it’s possible that the launch gets pushed back to 2028.
If that’s the case, the AI chatbot suggested the following possible dates:
And it said that Thursday, November 9 would be the most likely option for a 2028 release.