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PlayStation 6 and PlayStation Portable future visions

 The recent PlayStation video about the "simulated" technology in development between AMD and Sony engineers that will power the PlayStation 6 was interesting from a geek point of view. But from a gameplay perspective, there is - IMO - no need for a PlayStation 6 for another few years. Especially with the limp Xbox is-it-isn't-it launch .  April 2026 Update:  Compatibility with PS5 and PS4 games seems to be locked-in, as anything the PS6 full fat hardware the portable versions should be able to do as well, with near-invisible trade-offs at the silicon level.  Prices are firming up too with estimates around the PlayStation 6 handheld at between $500 to $700 and a PlayStation 6 at $700 to $1,000, depending on the deepening silicon crisis and Sony's budgeting wizards.  Only a few developers around the world could afford to take advantage of it for AAA+ budget games. Everyone else is still barely cutting the skin of the PS5's power, and most western smaller/indie o...

PSN Store Back Up By the End of the Week

UPDATE - Scrap all that, Sony has just announced that today's maintenance has now been postponed, which could mean anything!

With maintenance due today, the PSN store is due back up by the end of this week according to the latest update on Sony's blog. That's a little later than the promised end of month, but its been so long now that a few more days won't make a difference.

Still wondering what Sony plans to do to manage the capacity of xx million users all crying out in delight at once and rushing to get their free downloads. The odds on the system going straight back down again under the load have to be pretty high, but we'll see!

In the rush up to E3, we already have a name for the NGP but apart from some chat about Uncharted, its all being rather quiet. How long can that last?

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