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A games console slips years because of memory demand

development2026-02-17

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Sony is considering delaying its next PlayStation to 2028 or 2029 as memory shortages squeeze supply, while refurbished PC sales rose 7% across Europe's five largest markets as new devices became unaffordable.

Reporting date: 2026-02-17 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to February 17, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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A games console slips years because of memory demand
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-02-17
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-02-17-playstation-delayed-to-2029
Claim: Sony is considering delaying its next PlayStation to 2028 or 2029 as memory shortages squeeze supply, while refurbished PC sales rose 7% across Europe's five largest markets as new devices became unaffordable.
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- Welcome to February 17, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-february-17-2026
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