PS6 Mark Cerny

A new PlayStation console generation only really begins when Mark Cerny appears at an event to introduce an absurdly in-depth breakdown of the technology going into the new system.

Sony has partnered with the architect for generations now, and if all is well and good, he will likely front the reveal of the PS6 too. However, that might be his last.

Cerny has recently spoken of putting his feet up and retiring, as he's "nearing the end" of his career, in his own words, in a new Game File interview.

Mark Cerny is 62 years old, and with the PS6 due to be out at some point in the next few years, he'll only be a few years away from the age at which people generally retire. That means the PS6 will likely be the last PlayStation console he's a lead architect for, with a PS7 (is this the first mention of such a thing on the site?) probably arriving another seven to eight years after it.

He does at least say he's "not done yet", so hopefully we'll see Cerny at the PS6 reveal once again looking for moulds of our ears.

Cerny is credited as the system architect of the PS Vita, PS4, and PS5, but he had been working with Sony for decades before the console releases. Mark Cerny held roles in the making of Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, Resistance: Fall of Man, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, and most recently, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.

His comments come from a Game File interview revealing Cerny's new initiative in collaboration with Geoff Keighley: the Nova Games Foundation.

This is a philanthropic program designed to give 20 young game developers a $100,000 grant and mentorship from industry leaders at select USA universities. If what they're making is shaping up well, the junior developers could receive up to $500,000 in funding.

The developers will own the rights to their games, and the foundation will help promote the projects and introduce publishers to them. You can read more about the project in the Game File interview.

[source gamefile.news]