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PlayStation 6 and PlayStation Portable future visions

 The recent PlayStation video about the "simulated" technology in development, discussed 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 smal...

Shahid may bring his own Chimera to the Vita

Chimera was an eight-bit hit some 30 years on the Commodore 64, and a project that Sony's Shahid Kamal has been revisiting on and off outside of his current developer relations role. Now he's asking the community if we'd like a revamped sequel on the Vita.

As someone who loved the Ultimate games like Alien8 and Knightlore, and Jon Ritman's Batman as a kid, it sounds like an attractive proposition. Find a little more about the project here.

Hope for more news from the big man next week out of Paris Games Show, based on some of his recent tweets. But - as usual - who knows!

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