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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 back to normal in Japan

The seasonal madness is officially over in Japan with Switch sales sliding right back into their nothing-to-see-here groove of of 52K sales per week. Even on a down week, it is running neck-and-neck with PS4 and PS4 Pro sales that got a big kick from the arrival of Kingdom Hearts III and Resident Evil 2, selling 860K units between them.

The trouble for developers and publishers now, is do they focus on new titles for PS5 or try to ride the Switch wave with a mix of remasters and new titles? The clamour around Persona 5 R for Switch continues to drive interest and other developers must be looking at what they can port or update. But will Switch get new Resi titles (remasters aside) and KH games? Seems unlikely, for now.

More immediately, we get a useful comparison as Atelier Nelke arrives this week in Japan, across PS4, Switch and Vita launches this week.




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