Some rumors and leaks about Sony's upcoming device, the PlayStation 6 (PS6), have started appearing on the Internet, but recently a tweet was started, the source of which was one of the leakers, which confirmed that Sony had already assigned the task to Mark Cerny to work on the next generation.

Veteran Cerny takes over on PS6

It all started on the track WorryWartGamer On Twitter, which said it had obtained information from reliable sources that confirmed to it that Mark Cerny would take over work on the PS6 development and production project, and said in its tweet the following:

Reliable rumor source: Cerny has been given the hardware design job again for PS6. The first American to design a PlayStation system with the PS4 and will now be responsible for 3 generations of PlayStation devices.

Cerny was Sony's saving grace after it made a technical mistake with the PlayStation 3, as he was the first American to work on PlayStation devices and take on the basic task of designing them and overseeing their technical structure. He started with the PlayStation 4, then the PlayStation 5, and now he will take on the task of building the next generation.

For its part, Sony has not given any details about the next generation of the PlayStation family, which we expect to be called PS6. We received previous documents from last year indicating that Sony has already registered the PS6 trademark, and this may be Sony's only official step towards the next generation.

The source also said that Sony may abandon the idea of releasing mid-generation devices, such as the PlayStation 5 Pro or Slim, and instead provide features and components for the next generation.

The source suggested that Sony would settle for introducing a new model of the current PlayStation 5, which has had some leaks and rumors that it could be smaller in size, with the abandonment of the disc drive, which will be connectable and detachable according to the user's desire. In addition, the drive will be put on the market separately so that the user can buy it if necessary.

This model will not differ in terms of technical structure from the current PlayStation 5, but it will be a less expensive alternative in production, nothing more.

Additionally, a new patent recently surfaced, overseen by Cerny, indicating a new technology to provide better, deeper, and smoother radiation tracking properties. It is believed that this new technology will be preserved for the next generation of PlayStation devices.

Despite this, rumors of a PS5 Pro device in development continue to emerge, the latest of which confirmed that Sony is preparing to launch the device during next year 2024.

In any case, Sony had an experienced engineer Mark Cerny In building the next generation of PlayStation devices, it will be an expected and successful step, too, due to the successive successes achieved by this engineer with two successive generations. We also do not forget that he was the engineer who oversaw the development of the PS Vita, which is one of the best and most powerful portable devices, were it not for Sony's neglect.

Point of view.. Does Sony need the PS5 Pro?

From our point of view, we believe that Sony does not need to launch mid-generation devices, especially since the current generation has faced major obstacles since its launch on the market due to the pandemic that prevented Sony from producing the quantities necessary to cover the great demand that continues to this day.

Sony has started to get out of this crisis since the beginning of this year 2023, as it promised to make it easier to get a PlayStation 5 during it. Although the company has only started the actual promotion of the device since the beginning of this year, while developers are still stuck between the last generation and the current generation in the development of their games due to the exploitation of the large fan base that did not correspond to the new generation.

This means that developers have yet to take advantage of the real capabilities of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series and may need more time to do so. On the other hand, current-generation devices have great technical capabilities that may be enough to give developers ample scope to put their skills and creativity into their projects for several years.

With 2028 expected to be the PS6's release date at the earliest, according to the leaked document that recently surfaced online, we believe that Sony won't need to release the PlayStation 5 Pro for the remainder of the current generation's lifespan.

In any case, the final decision is Sony's, which has a broad technical and commercial view of the strength of its market presence and the extent of its need to launch mid-generation devices or move to the next generation.

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