The PS6 sure sounds like a handheld

What happened

According to The Verge’s linked report, The PS6 sure sounds like a handheld, The video game industry is in turmoil. Microsoft and Sony are starting to pivot to their next consoles, but it’s not looking great: Prices are soaring, Sony is killing the video game disc, and Microsoft is jettisoning studios ahead of the transition. What could entice people to pay? On the Xbox front, we genuinely can’t […] The PlayStation Portal — not a new PS6. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge The video game industry is in turmoil. Microsoft and Sony are starting to pivot to their next consoles, but it’s not looking great: Prices are soaring , Sony is killing the video game disc , and Microsoft is jettisoning studios ahead of the transition. What could entice people to pay? On the Xbox front, we genuinely can’t say . But on June 5th, Sony dropped an unusual number of hints about the future of PlayStation in an investor “business meeting” Q&A . This Q&A arriv

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