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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...

PS Vita reveal 11 years ago today

The future of portable gaming was revealed by PlayStation 11 years ago today (27th January), with Sony showing off the what-would-be-Vita for the first time as NPG (previously PSP2) in Tokyo at PlayStation Meeting. 

No games were shown off (from memory), that came a few days later. But for a hardware reveal, it ticked all the right boxes. Some of my stories from the day...

Cool, powerful, what wasn't to like about the successor to the PSP. And here's the video from the day...

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