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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...

Vita sales get a little Golden Week kiss

Not much, as Japan prepared for its big spring holiday, up a couple of thousand according to the latest Media Create sales, showing how bad things have got generally, considering Golden Week used to send sales soaring. On the software front, Minecraft remains the leading selling Vita game, shifting another 16,000 copies (up 4,000 on last week). Next week's figures might improve more, but after that we're into the spring/summer slump!


Not far behind Minecraft is ToHeart2 Dungeon Travellers from 5bp and Aquaplus, but its quite a poor showing by Operation Babel (Operation Abyss in the west, coming soon) selling only 8,100 copies. Guess it won't match the highs of Demon Gaze, which means that the developers had better get a move on with that DG sequel.


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