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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...

Latest PSP Famitsu Scores, Valkyria Chronicles 3 & More

After a quiet few weeks, Famitsu had a bumper crop of PSP games for review this week, and while none of the them could match the might Wii-exclusive The Last Story (that bagged 38/40), PSP games still scored pretty well (links to official Jap sites where possible, some have English subtitles):

Valkyria Chronicles 3 – 9/9/9/9 (official site link)
Kenka Banchou 5: Otoko no Housoku – 8/9/8/8 (official site link)
Tsuku Monogatari – 8/8/8/7
(official site link)
Toaru Majutsu no Index – 7/7/6/6 (PlayAsia Link)

Valkyria is definitely headed our way, not sure about Kenka Banchou but it looks doable, and definitely not the other two.

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