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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...

God Wars battles up the Media Create chart

God Wars, having claimed a 100K worldwide sales limps into the Japanese top then this week, with only 10,000 sales across Vita and PS4. Throw in perhaps the same for digital sales and that makes the game quite the global hit. Interesting to see if that will nudge more Japanese developers and publishers to spin out their games around the world faster?

08./00. [PSV] God Wars: Future Past (Kadokawa) - 5.291 / NEW
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10./00. [PS4] God Wars: Future Past Kadokawa) - 5.039 / NEW
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15./11. [PSV] Minecraft (Mojang) {2015.03.19} 3.061 / 1.167.241 (+4%)

On the hardware front, the Vita sells just over 4,000 for about the trillionth straight week. I'm pretty sure someone at Sony is being sent around to buy stock up from the stores, that Sony then push back into the channel creating some twisted cycle of sales purgatory.


Over in Famitsu land, a couple of Vita titles get reviewed, with the boob fest of OLZ doing suspiciously well.

Omega Labyrinth Z – 8/8/8/8 [32/40]
Touhou Genso Maroku W: The Devil of Decline – 6/7/6/7 [26/40]

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