Featured Post

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...

The Thalamus collection of 8-bit hits blasts onto Evercade

Evercade's one-company news onslaught continues and ends of a high for the week with Thalamus Collection 1. Hot on the heels of Tomb Raider from the PlayStation era and more hardware, it shows the versatility of the platform to cross generations. 

One of the Commodore 64's legendary publishers, Thalamus gets its own collection for Evercade as the seventh Home Computer cartridge. Featuring a mix of shooters and action games, the collection includes:

  • Armalyte: Competition Edition
  • Creatures
  • Creatures II: Torture Trouble
  • Hawkeye
  • Heatseeker
  • Hunter’s Moon Remastered
  • Nobby the Aardvark
  • Retrograde
  • Snare
  • Summer Camp
  • Winter Camp

Evercade Thalamus

The collection is another July release, with so much happening that month we could rename it Julcade, dancing in the sun with our retro portables! And the company has the second half of the year of its roadmap to fill, with more surprises to come. 

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


Any news or interview requests, please contact psp2roundup@gmail.com Please note, As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.