GTA 6: Sony promises you'll get your PS5 despite the RAM chaos

Sony assures us it has all the RAM it needs for this year's PS5s, just as memory prices are skyrocketing ahead of the release of GTA 6.

Sony has stepped in to reassure gamers who have been putting off buying a PS5 for months out of fear of missing out when GTA 6 is released. In its latest earnings report, the company states that it already has “the necessary amount of memory” to cover all the consoles it plans to sell this fiscal year, even though the entire industry is facing the worst RAM price crisis in the last decade.

The statement comes at a delicate time. Memory manufacturers have been raising prices for months due to runaway demand from the artificial intelligence industry, which is consuming chip production that would previously have gone to consoles, laptops, and smartphones.

Sony Says It Has Already Secured the RAM for This Year’s PS5s

In the report, Sony was straightforward:

“We have secured the amount of memory necessary to meet our projected sales volume for fiscal year 2026, and there are no changes to our hardware profitability plan, which will remain similar to that of fiscal year 2025.”

Translation: Even though buying chips from its suppliers is costing Sony more than it did a year ago, the company has no plans to cut production or raise the console’s price beyond what has already been announced. This is one of the first times a major manufacturer has publicly made such a guarantee, just as thousands of gamers are deciding whether to buy the console now or wait for GTA VI.

The RAM Crisis That’s Driving Up Costs Across the Entire Industry

The cause of the panic has a name: AI data centers are taking up a large portion of the memory production that Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron previously manufactured for the rest of the market. These three companies control more than 95% of global DRAM production, and for months they’ve been diverting entire factories to produce the specialized chips needed by data center GPUs.

The result, according to industry analysts, is year-over-year RAM price increases of between 50% and 90%, with projections suggesting the problem will persist beyond 2027. Sony had already felt the impact earlier: the base PS5 model went up by $100 in March 2026. The question that remained was whether that price adjustment would be enough or if another one would come just before GTA 6 drives up demand for consoles.

Fewer PS5s Sold Just Before the GTA 6 Launch

The quarterly numbers don’t exactly inspire confidence. Sony sold 1.38 million PS5s this quarter, down from 1.56 million in the same period last year. The console has now sold a total of 95.3 million units, but the quarterly decline confirms that the price hike and the buzz surrounding the memory are having some impact on sales.

Even so, Sony does not expect any shortages during the holiday season, which this year coincides with the release of Grand Theft Auto VI on November 19, 2026. The company is counting on this release to boost sales: it expects gamers who don’t yet own a current-generation console to rush out and buy a PS5 just so they can play it on launch day.

For those who have been waiting months to buy a console, Sony’s message is reassuring: there’s no need to rush out of fear that stock will run out before November. You can follow the rest of the verified details about the launch at What’s Confirmed, and this week’s latest updates at More News.

What Sony isn’t saying is what happens after this Christmas. If the memory chip shortage drags on as long as the manufacturers themselves fear, today’s guarantee might have an expiration date.