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PlayStation 6 and PlayStation Portable future visions

 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...

New colour Vita models the start of something beautiful?

Sony is releasing its usual refresh of Vita colour models, with an orange, blue and white edition in Japan, releasing in a couple of weeks. The Aqua Blue model is even creeping out of Japan and landing in America with a GameStop exclusive for November for the usual $199.
Perhaps other colours will go to other stores? However, this is all nothing without some new games, marketing, or development effort. So, is this the start of a Sony push for the second age of Vita? Or just the usual minimal effort revamp or a revamp.

In announcing this, Sony's PlayStation Twitter account was instantly flooded with requests for SD card and HD out support, plus a return to OLED screens - all things the Vita could do at the drop of a hat, to help make it more user-friendly. Still, we can dream, right.

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