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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...

Star Wars Angry Birds flocks to the Vita

I'll call this game SWAB, because that's what you'll need to stem the blood loss you'll spontaneously develop, when you see the price for it. Allegedly $40, for an iOS game that's free (with in-app purchases) that's hopefully a place-holder price, because publisher Activision is otherwise having some sort of chuckle normally associated with EA Sports Vita editions.

Perhaps the pricing, even with the delight of extra levels, is because most multi-device owners will already have, so is focused purely on slack-jawed consumers who are so dumb they think the term smartphone precludes them from buying one. Even so, that's a bit of a piss take. No sign of it on the UK store (update, launching in November apparently).

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