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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...

The stripping vampire killers of Akiba's Trip head west

Continuing the swarm of Japanese games getting an English translation, along comes the Vita version of one of the more curious concoctions from the east. Thanks to XSeed, we too can venture around around a realistic recreation of Akihabara, kicking the crap out of vampires and rending their clothes from their bodies to expose them to sunlight.

That's the basics of Akiba's Trip 2 Undead and Undressed. I've covered plenty of both the Vita and PSP original, and while part of me feels like doing a pervy hand-rub, the rest of me wants to dive into the techno culture around the game. So far its been announced for a North American summer release, but really deserves to go global.


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