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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...

Amazon UK and Germany open their own PSN stores

While PSN is handy, its also a monopoly which is never a good thing, even with PlayStation Plus discounts, things are often expensive. What it needs is a little competition, which is exactly where Amazon's digital store comes in.

Offering PS Plus subs, PSN credit and digital downloads, its only a beta for now but could eventually compete with better pricing (guess it'll have to negotiate with publishers first, but that seems to be Amazon's way). So far there's a couple of Vita games you can grab, buy them, enter the code Amazon sends into PSN and you get your download.



Buyers outside the UK and Gernany should be able to grab these codes and use them since there's a communal Europe-wide PSN service, stretching out to the Middle East, which might propel sales. I do wonder if these sales will start to count on the regular chart sales, perhaps helping merge digital and boxed sales.

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