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Playstation Orbis is Coming... Retro Gaming Boost to Follow!

Rumor has it that the new Playstation home console developer's kits are out there now. The machine is code-named Orbis , and this could actually end up being the name of the machine - the Playstation Orbis . The guts of the machine are an incremental leap, etc. etc. And like the upcoming " Xbox 720", it will not be backward compatible, and used games will have to be "married" to the machine, requiring a license purchase online from PSN . (Choosing to not go online and just playing the game will not work, either.) These are all just rumors, Kotaku broke the story recently. My point is not to examine the Orbis or the " Xbox 720" at this time. If the console manufacturers and game companies are going to begin controlling used games in such a way, this could make the machines and their services suddenly a bit too complicated for all but the hard-core or "core" gamer. Rather than selling more new games, the effect could actually be the ...

PS Vita a Stinker for Sony? -or- Japanese Sales Numbers Smell Bad

I said before that the PS Vita has performance specs head-and-shoulders above it's competition, and this includes tablets and smart-phones. This is true, right now, FOR now. I personally like the machine (I also like the 3 DS , my new Acer Iconia Android-powered Tablet, and a host of classic and rare handheld devices). I am biased, not always by company. I am a Nintendo fan. But I also like Sony and Microsoft. I like Atari, Sega, The 3DO Company, and many others. I play favorites. But I have reasons why I like things beyond "because it's from my favorite company". I stand by what I said earlier about the Vita. It's an awesome machine. However, from recent sales figures coming from Japan, it does seem that the "wonder machine" could end up being Sony's next device that just doesn't live up to it's hype. Worse, it could even end up being a big Stinker for Sony. The device launched in Japan prior to Christmas, and sold 325,000 units in it'...