The Sony Playstation 6 (PS6)

[salamanderjuice]

Some new leaks this week about the specs of the possible SOC in the rumoured PS6 handheld. I just ordered myself a Legion Go 2, was going to wait but with the threat of price increases got it now, won't arrive till January. Anyway of the PS6 Handheld is indeed lockable as they are saying I 'may' get that too and for go a home only console, I just don't get to play my PS5 these days as it is, don't have time, or energy or can't be bothered with it. Think handheld gaming may be better for me. And I would prefer a more powerful system with a PlayStation badge over a Switch 2.

Anyone else the same? Would you choose a new PS6 handheld over a full blown more powerful PS6 home console? I assume the handheld will be all digital.

As one of the 8 people that bought a PS Vita, I'm still annoyed how they supported the Vita so poorly and made sooo many bad decisions with it. I wouldn't buy a new PS handheld unless it was literally 100% PS5+ compatible. I was really unenamoured with the PS4 in general too. I'd rather stick with PC handhelds or Nintendo.

 

[Pezimak]

As one of the 8 people that bought a PS Vita, I'm still annoyed how they supported the Vita so poorly and made sooo many bad decisions with it. I wouldn't buy a new PS handheld unless it was literally 100% PS5+ compatible. I was really unenamoured with the PS4 in general too. I'd rather stick with PC handhelds or Nintendo.

I had the Vita twice, still have my PSP. I have my fingers crossed for this one if they do make it, it does sound like it will have an AMD chip and run PS5 games. But I understand your comment due to the abysmal way they treated the Vita.

 

[salamanderjuice]

I had the Vita twice, still have my PSP. I have my fingers crossed for this one if they do make it, it does sound like it will have an AMD chip and run PS5 games. But I understand your comment due to the abysmal way they treated the Vita.

I know it's rumored to have an AMD chip but it's also rumored to only have a 6 core CPU. Will it run every PS5/PS4 game? Or will it be some select whitelist of titles a la the Playstation TV? I don't care if it can play some lightweight PS5 titles, I mean EVERY title.

 

[turbineseaplane]

It'd sure be amazing if it could run all PS games in one console (even if some are done in emulation).

 

[Pezimak]

I know it's rumored to have an AMD chip but it's also rumored to only have a 6 core CPU. Will it run every PS5/PS4 game? Or will it be some select whitelist of titles a la the Playstation TV? I don't care if it can play some lightweight PS5 titles, I mean EVERY title.

Well Sony are forcing devs to update games to support it’s new ‘power profile’ on the PS5, and many believe that is actually a lie and what they are doing is forcing devs to get their games running on lower power for the handheld. Could be true, we shall have to wait and see, but any PS5 game can run on a current AMD powered PC handheld, and none of those are using a custom chip design with custom features that were developed in collaboration between Sony and AMD.

 

[Macalicious2011]

Well Sony are forcing devs to update games to support it’s new ‘power profile’ on the PS5, and many believe that is actually a lie and what they are doing is forcing devs to get their games running on lower power for the handheld.

Good. Software first. Hardware second.

PS5 and Series X have not been great console. SDKs and specs weren't finalised until the consoles hit retail. We had to wait 1.5 years for next gen patches and almost 3-4 years for games that maximised the hardware.

PS6 won't be a repeat. PSSR has launched and makes the PS5 Pro a real life sdk for PS6 and PS6 handheld that will also use ai upscaling.

Today, the power and specs of your hardware is irrelevant if gaming studios have not optimised for it. Gaming studios often have coding freezes 1-2 years before launch to focus on quality assessment. This means no introduction of new frameworks or specs. Therefore if you as Sony present your new spec after this, you will have to wait until 2-3 years post game launch to see the game optimised for it. More often than not, studios don't like allocating resources towards re-engineering old titles for customers who have already paid!

This is why Sony and AMD are being open and transparent about the new work that they are doing together. This enables developers to start work early.

What does this mean? More optimised games when the PS6 and handheld launch!

 

[Taustin Powers]

No use for a handheld. I want a powerful console for my tv, that's all.