A year ago, there was a huge gulf in production cost difference between the PlayStation 6 and the next XBOX, tentatively known as Project Magnus. Now, a well-known leaker believes the difference is down to just $200, and the next generation will be pricey.
Everything we hear about next-gen sounds ominous and expensive. We reported back in June that the PlayStation 6 reportedly already costs $960 in materials to manufacture. And let’s not even discuss the next-gen XBOX potentially costing as much as $1800. Another report suggests the PS6 is getting more costly to make by the minute.
Project Magnus XBOX Costs Nearly as Much to Make as PlayStation 6
In October 2025, well-known hardware leaker Kepler_L2 posted on social media predicting that the PS6 would cost around $600, with the next XBOX being closer to $1,200.
The newest report doesn’t specifically state the retail cost of the device, but rather the materials cost required to assemble a PlayStation 6 console. Kepler discussed how the RAM shortage and crisis in the last 12 months have drastically changed the landscape:
‘People really need to understand that designing a console is a 5+ year process. Sony and MS never intended to release consoles for over $1K. There was just no way they possibly could have expected RAM/NAND prices to go up by 5x.’
The shortage of DRAM and NAND has been a huge obstacle that few could have predicted. It looks like it’s going to have a staggering knock-on effect for the PS6 and Project Magnus.
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When asked about the PS6 price point and its BOM (bill of materials), they said: ‘PS6 BOM is approximately $200 lower than Magnus.’
Unless things change again, this is going to be the least consumer-friendly console generation ever.
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