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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...

A quick dive into Renovation Collection 1

The freshly announced Renovation Collection 1 is coming in 2022. Unlike most Evercade carts, it is all new territory for me, so extra excitement. So, lets take a look and see what exciting 16-bit Mega Drive/Genesis games are on the way, with shooters, platformers, RPGs and combat games all in the mix from the Japanese developer. 


Note, most of these videos are long-plays, so skip around to get the idea of each game rather than ruining the surprise for when the cart hits next year. 

Arcus Odyssey (isometric action, fantasy)


Beast Wrestler (2D fighting against an isometric background, fantasy) 


Dino Land (cute pinball) 


El Viento (magic-heavy platformer) 


Exile (very retro role playing) 


Final Zone (mech shooter, some of the worst sound effects ever) 


Gaiares (shmup, looking forward to this one) 


Granada (multi-directional shmup) 


Sol-Deace (shmup, looks a bit broken in the videos) 


Traysia (very by-the-numbers role playing) 


Valis: The Fantasm Soldier (platformer, slow) 


Valis 3 (platformer, slightly faster) 


Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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