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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...

PSOne Classic GaiaSeed shoots onto PSN

Among the other delights of the PSN update due later today (along with already announced Rumble Trucks) will be GaiaSeed from Techno Soleil, one of the many Japanese PSOne shooters that never made it west. While the western PSN stores lag miles behind Japan in bringing PSOne games online, and is missing out on large numbers of major titles, this little curiosity should help numb the pain.




Also out on PSN today is a new PSP title, that goes by the cracked name of Geronimo Stilton in the Kingdom of Fantasy (£11.99) - as far as I can tell, its based on a series of children's books and an animated series, but is new to me and there's no obvious source of in-game video (this is from the series). UPDATE - There's a page on Sony's site with some video, pics and a little more info.




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