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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...

Aksys brings visual novel Code: Realize west

Code Realize: Guardian of Rebirth to give it its full title will hit the Vita this Autumn thanks to Aksys. Another visual novel, its a steampunk period affair from Idea Factory, with manga-takes on some famous literary and historical European figures, including a Van Helsing and a Frankenstein, to get us away from the usual mad panty waving doe-eyed Japanese game staples.


The game was well-rated in Japan and sold around 8,300 copies on launch thanks to its spooky fairytale romance premise. More info on the US PSN blog.

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