Leaked specs suggest Sony's handheld PlayStation 6 may struggle to stay under $600

Leaks about Sony's planned handheld gaming device have pointed to high-end internals, raising doubts over whether it can be priced below $600. According to leaker KeplerL2, the device is expected to use an AMD APU codenamed "Canis," combining four Zen 6c and two Zen 6 LP cores with a 16-compute-unit RDNA 5 graphics processor. It is also said to feature 24 GB of LPDDR5X RAM on a 192-bit bus. KeplerL2 said rising DRAM prices and the large memory capacity make a sub-$600 retail price difficult to achieve. Other manufacturers, including Lenovo, Asus and Valve, have raised prices on their high-performance handheld models in recent months amid the same cost pressures. If the memory crunch deepens, the broader PlayStation 6 lineup could slip to 2028 or 2029, according to the same assessment. Sony has not publicly commented on the device's specifications, pricing or release timeline.