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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...

Ruin on PS3 and PS Vita Offers Social Dungeoneering

A new post up on the PlayStation blog shows off how far the developers of Ruin, Idol Minds, are thinking in terms of social and core gaming meeting head-on. Ruin is pretty much Diablo, but with big dragon-sized knobs on. For a start, each player has a lair, which acts as their home base plus a run through just a few of the many rare artefacts that can be used to boost powers, give new skills and so on.



With co-op and competition modes, the fun will come with the game matching you against players at the right level, who have the missing items that you need to fill your lair... its a good read and great to see developers thinking beyond the game in a box.

UPDATE: Ruin vanished off the radar around launch and is now known as Warrior's Lair, with the game moved back into Sony's San Diego Studios for completion. Perhaps Idol Minds bit off more than it could chew in the interplay stakes or the PS3/Vita interface is more complicated than expected.

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