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 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...

Toukiden passes 500,000 sales in Japan, winging its way west

And they say original IP games don't sell! Tecmo Koei's Toukiden on the Vita has now sold around 470,000 physical copies and will easily have passed half-a-million thanks to digital sales in Japan. All that as we await the arrival of the western version. With God Eater 2 to come in Japan, that'll likely soon claim the sales record, but its good to see original games can sell, even on a modestly popular format like the vita, which is approaching 2 million Japanese sales, so around a quarter of gamers own it I guess.

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