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 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...

Metropolis Lux Obscura matches 3 on the Vita

After months of drought, the games are finally starting to show up on PS Vita trophy listings, this could be for an Asian release, but I don't recall seeing it on western stores. Among the first of a much-welcome new batch is Sometimes You and EastAsiaSoft's Metropolis: Lux Obscura, a unique take on the Match3 gameplay, laden with a gritty film noir atmosphere.

Update: The western release was back in 2018, but you can still grab it!

Metropolis features seductive wanton women, and dirty dangerous secrets. Gameplay is based on a motion comic with a non-linear plot mixed with match 3 puzzle battles. All set in a city is rotten to the core. You can’t even tell night from day in this hell where big money runs everything. And the best way to prove you’re right is with brute force.

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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