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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...

VN Desire remaster is looking V sharp

Having talked lots about the Vita's future recently, here's a game, Desire, that neatly encapsulates a lot of what is to come. Let's grab a 20+year old Saturn visual novel, tart it up a bit (okay, its a full remaster, but you get the point) and stick it in a pretty box with an artbook.

That's what developer ElDia must be hoping is a license to print money. The remaster certainly looks pretty sharp, hopefully the heavy use of English suggests a western release. It is due out in Japan in April, so there's also not much of a wait!

Set on a research lab on a remote island (never a good idea) a journalist is looking into what goes on there. Presumably chaos unfolds.

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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