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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...

Nippon Ichi's Special Reporting Division is really "Special"

Sometime last week, I mentioned the announcement of Nippon Ichi's new game, and while it is about journalism, I was thinking hard news. In fact the Special in the title refers to alien, spooky and other unusual goings on. That's a bit clearer now in this Andriasang piece with pics and lots of character info.


Looking like a heavily character-based title, expect lots of trust, mistrust and relationship issues, in fact the picture above is the only one that looks even vaguely spooky. More information will be released soon and given western love of the unknown, perhaps a translation isn't too much to hope for.

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