The PS6 will eliminate the disc drive and adopt new compression technology.

Amidst the memory price crisis, a reliable leaker has just revealed important details about Sony's PS6 console, most notably the decision to remove the optical drive and adopt advanced data compression technologies.

According to the latest leaked information from the KeplerL2 account, Sony may implement a price subsidy policy for the PS6 to keep the retail price at $699, instead of the previously rumored figure of $1000. However, to achieve this competitive price, the Japanese tech giant will have to implement some drastic cost-cutting measures for components.

One of the moves being considered is that the PS6 is expected to launch without a built-in optical drive. Although the current generation PS5 already has a purely digital version, users will always have the option to purchase a standard version with a disc drive.

If the PS6 does indeed go in this direction, the device will likely only support external disc drives as a separately sold accessory, similar to the current PS5 Pro model. This change is predicted to displease a significant number of gamers who have always preferred owning and collecting traditional physical copies rather than buying digital games.

The global memory crisis is forcing tech corporations to come up with drastic solutions. Specifically, sources indicate that the PS6 will ship with a 1TB Gen5 SSD, the same capacity as the current PS5 models.

To address the storage challenge when today's blockbuster games easily exceed 150GB, the PS6 software development kit (SDK) is expected to incorporate a completely new texture compression technology.

This technology will play a key role in shrinking the size of installation files, helping players efficiently manage the limited storage space on a 1TB SSD. Although KeplerL2 is a fairly reliable source, fans should still approach this information with caution. The PS6 generation is not expected to officially launch until around 2028, so all development plans and business strategies are subject to change depending on future market developments.