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PlayStation 6 and PlayStation Portable future visions

 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...

Switch sales smash up the Japanese chart

The unstoppable Switch continues to churn out money for Nintendo in Japan, as the holiday season sales start in earnest. Switch hardware hit a year's best and best week since launch, with a scorching 281,000 units. That's a monstrous 75% of the whole Japanese hardware market, helped by the arrival of Super Smash Bros.

SSB sold 1.2 million copies, with 8 of the top 10 games in the Media Create chart for the hybrid, showing just how much Japan loves their Switches.  Pokemon Let's go crossed the million mark in second place, with old stagers like Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon 2 selling well as new Switch buyers stock up.

Overall, the Switch has taken less than two years to outsell the Vita in Japan, an impressive achievement and a sad indictment on how poorly Sony handled its second and last handheld.


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