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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...

Final Fantasy III on PSP tops the chart in Japan, LBP makes a modest entry

I always wondered how LittleBigPlanet would do in Japan, the answer not as bad as I feared, but still pretty weak. According to Famitsu's figures, it sold over 4,500, the Media Create figures (due soon) will probably see it doing around 6,000.



On the plus side Final Fantasy III stormed to the top of the charts, selling over 45,000 and we get to play it too as its in this week's PSN update. That leads some five PSP (including Hunter x Hunter) and two PSV games in the charts. Vita hardware sales are in the checking-for-a-pulse 8,000s, Sony must be rethinking its need for a price cut, right about.....now. (But still won't do it, as it can't afford to.)

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