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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...

What Is This, Pick On NGP Week? Now the iPhone 5 Butts In

First, there are all these searches about iPad vs NGP, now Eurogamer has a piece suggesting that a delayed iPhone 5 launch is likely to have an impact on the NGP launch. Well, unless the iPhone 5 sprouts dual-analogs and Monster-Hunter-Gear-Solid-Tomb-Raider-Jedi-Death games, then the answer for any proper gamer is likely no.

More likely, the threat will come from cheaper PS3/Xbox consoles and games that will make the NGP, at whatever price it sells for, look expensive. But, since there's some 60 million PSP owners out there, even assuming only a third are still active - that's 20 million buyers looking for an upgrade.

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