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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...

Fortune Street: Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary trailer

Square is holding its Dragon Quest Festival in Japan and there's plenty of new game news, not all of it good. Fortune Street: Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary is a weird looking party board game, revealed around a year ago. With the characters from Square's storied sagas bolted on it has cash-in written all over it. Square's YouTube channel has a few more character intro clips to stare at, but if you think this is coming west, I can't see it happening.

Less good news is that Dragon Quest Builders II has been announced, but not for the Vita. PS4 and Switch owners will enjoy the second edition, which features swimming among a few other refinements and a new story. Given the first one sold over a million across PS3, PS4 and Vita that seems a bit cruel. But I guess progress beckons, even if the Vita version managed 300,000 plus!

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