This comment, which as stated above was made about an agreement to publish CoD games on “successor PlayStation consoles”, also implies that the Xbox Series X|S successor will be made available in 2028, too. With such a big time gap between the PS5 (2020) and PS6 (2028) release years now looking likely, this also improves the chances of a mid-cycle refresh coming in the form of either a PS5 Slim or PS5 Pro console, with the latter already being rumored for a 2024 release. With such a big time gap between the PS5 (2020) and PS6 (2028) release years now looking likely, this also improves the chances of a mid-cycle refresh coming in the form of either a PS5 Slim or PS5 Pro console, with the latter already being rumored for a 2024 release