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 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...

See retail Borderlands 2 in action on the Vita

So, that worked out well for Take 2. No reviews, leaving people to rush to the Internet with their own opinions on the game. Which means raw footage is the way to go as American buyers finally get their Vita 2000 units, download the 5GB or so of Borderlands 2 and DLC, and then get playing.

Most comments say its pretty solid, but with less bad guys and the odd patch of slow down. I played the first few areas of the PS3 edition (that Sony so graciously gave away on PS+, shooting the Vita version's prospects in at least two toes), so I recognize most of this, and it all looks pretty smooth.

UPDATE: Here's a better quality video, with links to more, as we wait for the reviews to drop, will gamers finish it first?


Your thoughts? I can already sense sniffy reviewers lining up their "its not the PS3 version" quotes, but frankly, I could go for this.

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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