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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...

64GB Vita memory card announced alongside cheaper model

Sony at its pre-TGS event has just announced a new lighter version of the Vita, the 2000 model, which is some 20% thinner and 15% less fat. The price will be just shy of 19,000 yen (current Amazon Japan prices are 19-24,000 yen) with a cheaper LCD screen helping keep costs down and extend battery life. Expect sales of OLED Vitas to rocket, because who wants a less vibrant screen? 

There's also 1GB of internal memory for game saves, round start and function buttons that hopefully won't be lighting up all the time, otherwise it seems pretty much the same. It was shown off in a range of colours for a wider appeal. The good news is the arrival of a 64GB memory card and price cuts in Japan for the existing ones. If Vita sales are up 100% in Europe, Japan could easily triple that. The model is out on 10 October in Japan, no word on the wider world.

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