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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...

PlayStation Plus coming to PS Vita at E3

Sony wants more of your money. The greedy bastards not only expect us to pay for Sony's Music service, since the company won't put Spotify or LastFM on the Vita. To rent or buy movies, since U.K. Vitas don't have Netflix yet and now it is "offering" us PlayStation Plus.

That's fine for the PS3, which has masses of content to give away on a monthly basis, but the Vita is rather bereft of games right now. So, what can Sony offer? Well, we'll find out at E3, the move to cloud gaming might be an positive move, if the Vita can handle it. But the main reason folks sign up is for the free games and apart from an army of old PSP and PS One titles (which we can't currently play, something else Sony needs to announce at E3), then there's little to tempt us.

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