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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...

Sony Japan gets stuck Vita gamers chatting on iOS and Android

If only life were that simple in the west. Now Vita gamers in Japan have a dedicated mobile app for getting help when they're stuck in a game. For now it works with Soul Sacrifice, but I suspect the presence of man-in-hat, means it'll work with all monster slaying type games soon enough.

Quite why it needs four minutes of advert to sell the concept of Kyoutou Guild is beyond me, but if Japanese gamers want to smile winningly at each other through their smartphones, then who are we to argue? Chances of a western version are probably slim.


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