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 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...

Vita sales 200,000 down on 2014 in Japan, where's the big spike coming from?

We're into the summer slump now with not much happening on the Media Create chart, and Vita sales drifting gently lower again. However, looking at the bigger picture, comparing the sales so far over this year and the last two years, the Vita is already 200,000 sales down on 2014, and 50,000 down on 2013's numbers.

Nothing seems to have moved the Vita since the last God Eater, and while there's another one on the way, most titles seem mildly popular at best. Will Sony Japan try and pull out an ace for the Vita at Tokyo Game Show, or will it follow its western counterparts and let it drift to focus on PS4?


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