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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...

Lego Marvel Avengers ends 2016 on top of the UK retail chart

Seasonal sales saw a shake up of the UK Vita chart in stores. That's as families stocked up on Lego games, while newcomers grabbed the big name shooters and fans grabbed the latest visual novels. It is good news for PQube who dominate the mid-ground, but with perhaps just a few hundred sales each, it looks increasingly irrelevant.

1 Lego Marvel Avengers
2 Minecraft
3 Lego Star Wars
4 Root Letter
5 Steins Gate 0
6 Valkyrie Drive
7 Call of Duty Black Ops
8 Lego Ninjago
9 Killzone: Mercenary
10 Lego Jurassic World

Chart information Copyright UKIE

Digital downloads is where the action is at and the Top Sellers on the Vita's Store app shows Lara Croft Go at the top, while Persona 4 Golden shines again, perhaps due to the PSN sale, or because new owners are snapping it up.

1 Lara Croft Go
2 Garou: Mark of the Wolves
3 Word of Final Fantasy
4 Oddworld New n Tasty
5 Minecraft
6 SAO: Hollow Realization
7 Slain: Back from Hell
8 Persona 4 Golden

There's that same sort of crazy mix on Amazon UK where NFS is top seller, with random bargains propping up the rest...

1 Need for Speed Most Wanted
2 FIFA 15
3 Corpse Party Blood Drive
4 Final Fantasy X/X-2
5 Call of Duty Black Ops
6 Sonic & Sega All Stars

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