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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...

Take 2 trademarks GTA City Stories

The PSP did really well on the back of Vice City and Liberty City Stories, and Sony must be crying out for a GTA V City Stories, or similar episode to generate some interest in the Vita. With Take 2 supposedly seeing decent sales with Borderlands 2, the company recent filed a trademark for a new "City Stories", filed last week, that could be for Vita, or a mobile or online game.



We won't know for sure until they announce something official, perhaps a surprise for E3, but its always nice to live in hope. And with Rockstar's core team now working on something new, its not hard to imagine some of the wider staff hived off to crank out a portable episode.

All I do know for sure is there will never, ever by a LEGO Grand Theft Auto game, although now I mention it. :)

NOTE: There's a horribly fake piece of "boxart" on Twitter for a GTA combo pack of Vice and Liberty City Stories, don't believe that piece of crap for a minute.

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