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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...

Vita arena-shooter Purified update, no shooting in the library!

Last year, Swedish solo dev Jocke "Balder" Häggström showed off the first glimpse of Purified, an exciting-looking Vita homebrew Quake-like arena shooter. There was another little update this March, but things have been quiet since. And that's cool - we're VitaIsland - we're used to waiting and we're not doing any of that dev-hassle, right? Balder has broken cover with a fresh update...



That patience has been rewarded with a new bunch of info, short video and more screens on Balder's Twitter, with a few of the new HQ images below. They show off enemies fighting back, some new architecture in the Library, and more detail and visual features.  




Can't wait to see the end result, whenever that happens. Our Vita consoles will always be ready, updated for maximum stability. Brian Czernikowski is on musical duty, hopefully delivering a suitably edgy soundtrack.

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