{"id":8534,"date":"2026-06-01T18:58:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T18:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/sony-confirms-new-hardware-releases-for-2026-including-flexstrike\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T18:58:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T18:58:16","slug":"sony-confirms-new-hardware-releases-for-2026-including-flexstrike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/sony-confirms-new-hardware-releases-for-2026-including-flexstrike\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony confirms new hardware releases for 2026, including FlexStrike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>While the PlayStation 6 is seemingly years away, and the PlayStation 5 keeps going up in price, Sony Interactive Entertainment still has plenty of hardware launches coming in 2026. That includes the sleek new PlayStation FlexStrike coming in August alongside <em>Marvel T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Sony released new details on its 2026 hardware lineup, including release dates, pricing, and pre-order details for the FlexStrike and the new PlayStation gaming monitor that has a built-in DualSense charging hook. Here&#8217;s what PlayStation fans can expect this year from Sony Interactive Entertainment.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"playstation-flexstrike-wireless-fight-stick\">\n                        PlayStation FlexStrike Wireless Fight Stick<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>Sony&#8217;s in-house-developed wireless fight stick, the FlexStrike, finally has a release date: Aug. 6, the same day that Arc System Works and Sony XDev&#8217;s <em>Marvel T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls<\/em> arrives on PlayStation 5 and Windows PC. The FlexStrike will cost $199.99 (\u20ac199.99 \/ \u00a3179.99 \/ 34,980 yen) and will be available for pre-order starting June 12.<\/p>\n<p>The FlexStrike features both wired and wireless connections, the latter through PS Link and a USB dongle. The fight stick also features an ergonomic design with a raised button platform; a built-in DualSense touchpad; and swappable restrictor gates (square, octagon, circle) with toolless interchangeability. The FlexStrike also comes with a sling carry case and a built-in rechargeable battery.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"playstation-gaming-monitor-with-dualsense-charging-hook\">\n                        PlayStation Gaming Monitor with DualSense Charging Hook<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>Sony&#8217;s new 27-inch monitor, built with PlayStation 5 owners in mind, will launch in the U.S. and Japan on Aug. 27. Pre-orders for the monitor go live on June 5, through direct.playstation.com and Best Buy in the U.S. Sony&#8217;s gaming monitor costs $349.99 (49,980 yen).<\/p>\n<p>The gaming monitor features a 27-inch QHD IPS display (2560\u00d71440) with VRR, supporting up to 120 Hz refresh rates on PS5 and PS5 Pro, and up to 240 Hz on a compatible PC or Mac. The hook (literally) is that the monitor holds a DualSense controller on a charging platform that will keep a PS5 gamepad topped up on juice. <\/p>\n<p>Also, that hook is retractable&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>        Image: Sony Interactive Entertainment<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"pulse-elevate-wireless-speakers\">\n                        Pulse Elevate Wireless Speakers<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>Sony&#8217;s new Pulse Elevate wireless speakers will be released sometime in 2026. The speakers feature &#8220;planar magnetic drivers that help reproduce sound with near perfect accuracy along the entire audible spectrum&#8221; and &#8220;AI-enhanced noise rejection,&#8221; according to PlayStation. The portable speakers also boast up to 12 hours of play on a single charge, if you need to take them to another room or a friend&#8217;s house.<\/p>\n<p>Price and release date for the Pulse Elevate wireless speakers have not been announced.<\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\">Related<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t\tEverything we know about PlayStation 6, Sony\u2019s next-gen console<\/p>\n<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Here\u2019s what we know, what we think we know, and what we don\u2019t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the PlayStation 6 is seemingly years away, and the PlayStation 5 keeps going up in price, Sony Interactive Entertainment still has plenty of hardware launches coming in 2026. That includes the sleek new PlayStation FlexStrike coming in August alongside Marvel T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls. On Monday, Sony released new details on its 2026 hardware lineup,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8535,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[3969,8155,708,4556,4443,628],"class_list":{"0":"post-8534","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upcoming-games","8":"tag-confirms","9":"tag-flexstrike","10":"tag-hardware","11":"tag-including","12":"tag-releases","13":"tag-sony"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8534\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}