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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...

Console sales in Japan continue to dwindle in latest Media Create figures

The latest Media Create figures shown a continuing slide across most formats including the Vita in Japan. There isn't a Vita game in the top 10, so nothing to help stabilize sales of 12,643 (inc., another 1,000ish Vita TVs), which continue to track last years numbers (compared to 9,700 in 2013).


PSP sales did rocket to 9,365 (up from 1,400) on the announcement of its retirement, as buyers stocked up on back-up consoles to keep their UMD collection viable. Only a couple of weeks until Freedom Wars, but will that spark many new hardware sales?

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