Sony used its latest financial results on Thursday to send a clear message about the next generation: PlayStation 6 development is on track and "progressing as scheduled."

The update, part of the company's second-quarter report for fiscal year 2026, comes against a backdrop of industry-wide concern about rising hardware costs and component pressures. VGC reported that Sony intends to make "solid progress" on PS6 development next year, suggesting the console's roadmap hasn't slipped despite those headwinds.

Meanwhile, the current generation keeps selling. PS5 lifetime sales have reached 97.9 million units, putting the console within touching distance of the 100 million milestone. That trajectory matters for the PS6 conversation: Sony is signaling it can sustain momentum on existing hardware while funding next-gen development in parallel.

The company stopped short of offering any launch window, pricing or specifications for the PS6 — the statements were about schedule confidence, not product details. But for a quarter where analysts were watching for signs of delay, "progressing as scheduled" was the phrase Sony clearly wanted on the record.