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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...

PSP2 connectivity, will Qriocity be huge?

Having seen lots of Sony stands at CES and in Japan with Qriocity - the company's new online media service - stamped all over them. The question is, will this be the media engine behind Sony's PSP2 movies, music and other content sharing that answers a heavily quoted Bloomberg article which says:

"Sony will be outlining a strategy to use its networked entertainment services to share games, movies, and music among handheld products, TVs, and other devices." That strategy has to involve Qriocity - something I'd like to try but since I have a Jap PSP, it refuses to play ball.

Given that it was added to PSP and PS3 recently, plus Bravia TVs and other devices, it looks like this is Sony's iTunes - done bigstyle unlike its previous media disasters that have been the niche of the niche and quietly shut down.


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