Henderson’s most recent post also alleges that prototypes of the forthcoming PS5 are already in the hands of Sony developers. However, it will not be sent to game developers since there are no hardware modifications that would need testing. Games under development will work precisely the same on the new PS5 as they have on previous generations of the device.
In terms of when this new PS5 will be released, Sony expects to manufacture 18.5 million units in FY 2023, in addition to 12 million units of the existing PS5 models. In other words, Sony will gradually phase out older PS5 consoles in favour of the new D-chassis system. Keep in mind that Sony has only supplied around 22 million PS5s so far, indicating that the latest version of the platform will get a significant push going ahead.
