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PlayStation 6 and PlayStation Portable future visions

 The recent PlayStation video about the "simulated" technology in development, discussed 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 smal...

Gran Turismo Vita no time soon

For "time", you should probably read no "year" soon, as Digital Polyphony producer, Kaz Yamauchi, said in China of a Vita version, "If we were to make it, we'd like to make use of the ability to play anywhere and the ability to use 3G at any time." He was there promoting GT5 for Sony at China's Joy Exhibition.

Given the gestation times for GT products, that sounds like a 2015/16 time release, which is very far away. If anyone wants to develop a realistic driving game for the Vita, you have a couple of years to turn it around. We do have WRC3 to look forward to and Need for Speed Most Wanted on the way, but lack that genre defining title that the potential Vita owner might be looking for.

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