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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...

PS Vita's Social Features Could Appear on the PS3

Having described the Vita's updated social features at Develop last week, news comes that Sony may bolt some of them into the PS3. Sony's Phil Rogers, head of R&D, said the company is "thinking about it" according to Eurogamer, which would make a lot of sense.

While it might need an extra column in the XMB that takes you off into a more Vita-like space, it would follow on with the new idea of game transfers to allow you to keep a conversation going across the devices. I wouldn't be at all surprised if there was even an iPhone or Android app (like the PSN app) for the purely social aspects to make it a fully portable experience.

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