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 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...

Hatsune Miku not top billing on the Media Create chart

Japan's chart is alive with the sound of new entries, but Hatsune Miku is squashed into third by the latest Dark Souls release and a spin-off Dragon Quest game. Despite that and the arrival of DoA Venus, which was outsold 2-1 by the PS4 version, Vita hardware sales were only up 1,000 on last week to a smidge over 20,000.

01./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 (Square Enix) - 368.665 / NEW
02./00. [PS4] Dark Souls III (From Software)  - 210.141 / NEW
03./00. [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X (Sega)  - 69.438 / NEW
04./00. [PS4] Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Fortune  (Koei Tecmo) - 44.723 / NEW
05./01. [WIU] Pokken Tournament # (Pokemon) - 28.331 / 98.007 (-59%)
06./00. [PSV] Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Venus  (Koei Tecmo) - 21.959 / NEW
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09./00. [PSV] Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence  (Koei Tecmo) - 13.482 / NEW
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12./06. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony) - 10.639 / 712.822 (+16%)
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14./02. [PSV] Digimon World: Next Order (Bandai)  - 10.272 / 74.490 (-84%)
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18./00. [PSV] Dance with Devils # (Rejet)  - 5.129 / NEW
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20./08. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 3 (Bandai ) - 4.908 / 105.708 (-44%)


I'm sure Sony will still be pretty happy with 20,000 Vita sales a week, plus the odd big kicker when the next God Eater arrives, but for the next couple of weeks, the release list looks pretty bare in Japan. 


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