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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...

Sony's holiday sales figures, life in the PSP yet and the first Sony phone

While the Vita has managed to sell over 500,000 across Asia since its launch, the Venerable PSP managed to sell 1.6 million globally since mid-November, proving that there is some life in the little pup yet. Meanwhile at CES, Sony unveiled its first own-brand smartphone since the split from Ericsson.



The Xperia S maintains that brand name, and is a PlayStation-certified device. The S features a 4.3 inch 1280 by 720 display, 1.5GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, and 16 or 32GB storage. Wonder if we'll ever hear any sales figures on the Xperia Play.

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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