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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...

Japanese Media Create chart data and Famitsu scores

The latest Media Create chart data brings back fond memories of when Minecraft was the only game keeping Vita alive in Japan (selling a million boxed units). This week it hits the Switch, selling 61K in the process at No. 3, behind New Gundam Breaker on PS4 and Mario Tennis Ace at No. 1.  No Vita games in the top 20.

With Aquatic update being the last for the Vita, looks like lots of Japanese gamers will soon be moving onto the Switch version. On the hardware front, Vita sold just 2,163, a new low. Given the flat-line ahead of the summer, it is unlikely to make any sudden moves north, which leaves only down.


Still, there's plenty of games to come. Spike Chunsoft's soggy DRPG Zanki Zero scored 34/40 in the latest Famitsu reviews with two 9s and two 8s. Visual novel Seven Days: Anata to Sugosu Nanokakan scored two 8s and  two 7s for a 30.


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