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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...

Sales fall flat in post-holiday Media Create chart

Back to the slump after Golden Week as sales of everything plummet with the PS4, new 3DS and Vita (plus Vita TV) only just peeking over 11,000 sales each. Worse for the PS4, the latest remaster of FFX-HD only sold 15,900 copies - dismal compared to the boost it gave the Vita in games and hardware sales.

Minecraft soldiers on at No. 3 on the Media Create chart, shifting another 11,000 copies, but with no new entries, its as dead as some doo-doos. There's just a bunch of visual novels out this week, while Cross Anjou might spark some life next week, having picked up a decent Famitsu score Nobunga's Ambition also hits, that's just been confirmed for western release on PS4 and PS3, but I'm not sure the delayed portable edition will follow.


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