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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...

WikiPad, the next threat to the PS Vita

Phones, consoles, cloud gaming, all of these are eating away at the market share of traditional forms of console gaming. The next one in the queue is the gaming tablet, notably the WikiPad. While it is overpriced (even Sony still hasn't managed to figure that no-brainer out for its latest Xperia tablet), the huge amount of games for Android (and the minor addition of PlayStation Mobile) will give it a huge library advantage over the Vita.



You would have thought that the creator would probably has been better off designing a controller to fit the iPad, Galaxy Nexus and the upcoming Kindle Fire, all of which have sold (and will sell) millions, creating a far larger potential user base.

The WikiPad is going onsale at the end of October in America, priced at $499 with a quad core Tegra processor. However, due to the huge numbers of those sub-$200 tablets being launched and sold at the same time, it doesn't stand a snowball's chance in hell. But, that doesn't bode well for the Vita either with families stocking up on cheap tablets.

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