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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...

Assassin's Creed Phoenix Rising's non-stealthy reveal on the Vita?

Ubisoft has promised more games for the Vita and it makes sense having built an AC engine for it that another game would be forthcoming. This time we seem to have a distinct break between the officially announced Black Flag for consoles, with the mysterious Phoenix Rising seeming to be its own game.


Several leaks from Ubisoft like the image above and short-lived store listings, suggest this is for the Vita and looks to further pit the entities Abstergo and Erudito against each other. What era it'll be set in and who the hero(ine) will be remain very much up in the air.

Phoenixes have appeared in Egyptian, Greek and Oriental mythologies which doesn't narrow it down much. The chances of you getting to stab Dumbledore in the beard also seem pretty remote.

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