Its due to the recent and ongoing flip-flopping on tariffs by the American government. Its all very stupid and pointless, but it will cause prices of various goods to unpredictably fluctuate for the foreseeable future.
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Its due to the recent and ongoing flip-flopping on tariffs by the American government. Its all very stupid and pointless, but it will cause prices of various goods to unpredictably fluctuate for the foreseeable future.
You don't honestly think this.
It's got to do with this on again-off again tariff business playing hell with the markets and plans that companies have laid out. Of course companies are going to try and get a little bump and handwave it away by pointing to world news. I don't agree with it because I've always been more of the philosophy of "stack em high and sell em cheap" for pretty much everything, but capitalism gonna capitalism.
Absolutely agree with what the others have already said - I'll add that once the US tariff issues either resolve themselves or we reach some kind of equilibrium, I'd be shocked if they don't leave them raised, of course.
It's the perfect opportunity for them, in a way. Far be it from giant corporations to be opportunistic vultures of course, but it sure does give them a convenient external reasoning they can't be blamed for.
Happened over and over again with grocery and gas prices over the last decade.
It's the perfect opportunity for them, in a way. Far be it from giant corporations to be opportunistic vultures of course, but it sure does give them a convenient external reasoning they can't be blamed for.
Happened over and over again with grocery and gas prices over the last decade.
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It's like you haven't heard about any world news for a month lol. Everyone in here is explaining why, so I am not going to repeat it, but if you want a cheaper console just get one from Aliexpress or second hand. Now I really don't know what else I can say :)
Guys, I know what's going on but it's still no reason to always play around with these prices . Sony does this because they know that people will pay for it and nothing more .
You dont sound like you know what's going on
Not true. If they knew for certain that people would pay for it regardless of the price. They'd just sell them at the same price scalpers do. Since they don't, I think it's safe to say they aren't certain people will pay any price.
The cool part is, you don't have to pay for it if you don't want to. There isn't a single aspect of anyone's life anywhere that requires purchasing a playstation.
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PSP is one system ive never owned but i like the fact i can see it on my laptop i love laptop sized screen for gaming.
Not likely to succeed when steam deck is out.
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daaaaaaaaaaamn, a new psp is tickling my brain
The potential PlayStation 6 handheld is said to be less powerful than a PlayStation 5. Rumor has it that two chips are in development for the PlayStation 6. The potential handheld is now being said to not really be “next-gen.” According to the latest rumors from KeplerL2 on the NeoGaf forum, the PlayStation 5 Portable won't even be as powerful as the current PlayStation 5. According to KeplerL2, the handheld will have a “15W SoC on 3nm”. What the final specifications will look like is still uncertain.
However, 15W gives us an idea of the thermal performance (TDP). The Steam Deck, for example, has a TDP of 15W, while the PlayStation 5 has a TDP of 200W.
However, 15W gives us an idea of the thermal performance (TDP). The Steam Deck, for example, has a TDP of 15W, while the PlayStation 5 has a TDP of 200W.
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Why you labeled this PS6 when this has nothing to do with a home console? You meant to put PSVita successor.
Just a question do you have something against me because the way you always answer me is a bit annoyed or aggressive.What I write there or not is irrelevant to you and if you don't like what I post you don't have to reply . I don't want to start a fight here because I've already noticed that the mood here is very tense.
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I mean, short of strapping a portable nuclear reactor to the back of a handheld, this is entirely to be expected. I'm kinda shocked at 15W TDP, I would have thought they would have gone even lower, but I guess nobody but the retro-gaming handheld community cares about making small handhelds anymore.
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It's not so much on the literal you, its that you wrote PS6 instead of a successor to the PSVita and confusing people with petty rumors outsourced by randoms on the internet. I may sound aggressive buts its entirely on the wording of your discussions that make me question each of your threads.
Let me reiterate again, this has nothing to do with you Dany as a person, but proper wording is key
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it doesn't matter if it is it isn't powerful, if the games that come out for are sh!t this is isn't worth it.
and lets be real their "lineup" of Sony games they currently have are almost all walking/talking sims with some combat sprinkled in, and no another "remaster lol" or remake of a ps4/ps5 game doesn't interest me. all happily stick to my android handheld that's loaded with PS1/PS2 games.
and lets be real their "lineup" of Sony games they currently have are almost all walking/talking sims with some combat sprinkled in, and no another "remaster lol" or remake of a ps4/ps5 game doesn't interest me. all happily stick to my android handheld that's loaded with PS1/PS2 games.
The mood here isn't more or less tense than most of other gaming forums all over internet. We have people from all ages, and forums were created for that, share information, discuss things and try to point when something is wrong.
The user just pointed out that the information or the way you redacted the "article" is confusing, as you mention Playstation versions up and down. If he didn't say, another person would, that's how internet works. We can say you have been kindly pointed out that you can't say "Playstation 6 portable" in a thread that seems to be more like news than your opinion. Of course, we are free to say whatever we want, as long as we respect each other, but it would be nice if we try to adjust to reality, because otherwise forums would be full of crap that nobody ends believing lol.
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And now to the point, a portable console that is less powerful than a PS5 isn't any mystery, why would it? and I can certainly assure the console won't be 15W TDP, not even 15W low power CPU's are 15W anymore, and Steam Deck isn't an exception. That's why those Ryzens can be set to 25W, because 15W is too low for CPU + GPU, unless you're playing only Minecraft.
The only iGPU that matches the PS5 right now is the 8060S, but it's packed with a CPU that costs more than a PS5 and has a TDP way higher than 15W.
If a new Playstation Portable is going to be launched in 2026, my bet is that it will be close to an 8040S, which is a little bit more than a Series S.
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I'm sorry but a handheld being weaker isn't a surprise.
Unless Sony will make the PS6 into a Switch-esque hybrid there's 0 reason the console would be weaker.
On the other hand: the gap between the PS4 Pro and PS5 wasn't that big so what kind of gap will we see between a 5 Pro and the 6?
Unless Sony will make the PS6 into a Switch-esque hybrid there's 0 reason the console would be weaker.
On the other hand: the gap between the PS4 Pro and PS5 wasn't that big so what kind of gap will we see between a 5 Pro and the 6?
Unless the handheld in question is literally this
But then the battery life will be one of the biggest questions...
But then the battery life will be one of the biggest questions...
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Well at least we know for sure that the PS9 will be snortable:
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the PS4 draws about 50 watts while running, in unmodified form. The PS5 is quite a lot more, I havent actually measured though. With current battery technology you can expect minutes. A handful of them.
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