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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...

Criminal Girls 2 is a UK No. 1 at retail

The UK retail chart of non-specific sales continues to provide a chuckle as NIS America's Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors storms to No. 1. They could at least have given it a UK spelling, how many do we reckon it sold, 100 physical units?

Last week's No. 1 Psycho Pass is on the express elevator to hell, down to No. 10 while God Eater 2 continues to show more legs than the Criminal Girls sticking around the top five after a month on sale.

FIFA 15 reenters at No. 17 and Lego games are surging up, suggesting people are stocking up for kids' Christmas presents, anyone know if EA bothered to update the FIFA roster?

1. Criminal Girls 2 NIS America
2. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Warner
3. Minecraft PS Vita Edition Mojang
4. God Eater 2: Rage Burst Bandai
5. Lego Marvel Avengers Warner

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2016 UKIE Ltd

Over on Amazon UK's top seller list, Need for Speed at under £10 is currently top for Vita games, with pre-orders for World of Final Fantasy at No. 2 and FIFA 15 shooting up the wing at No. 3. Criminal Girls is down at 37, suggesting a very short sentence in the chart.



Out this week at retail are physical copies of the excellent Lumo, while after a few weeks' delay Valkyrie Drive finally revs up, courtesy of PQube!

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