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Category: 2020s

What to Expect From PS6?

Posted on by Viljami

What a nice way to start a day with some coffee and pondering about the release of PS6 on a blog post. It is now September in 2025. PS5 was released in 2020. It faced success but also some very deep problems with availability since we were struggling with corona virus already some years ago. Despite of these problems PS5 has sold to this day already over 80 million consoles. And there is still time to sell some more. PS5 is still very much in the markets and in the production. We are not going see this console going anywhere anytime soon. But still we have to consider that there is going to be a PS6 released maybe, and this is speculation, in two to three years.

What to think about PS6 right now? Is it too soon for a new PlayStation console? When will it be released? Will it have a backwards compatibility? Also, it would be interesting to know if this new console will be a hybrid of a handheld console and the traditional console that has a dock so you can attach it to your television or a screen. As I have kept my ears and eyes open I have heard rumors about Sony very much admiring the success of Nintendo Switch 1 and 2. It would be interesting to see a new console like this. There are also many ways to create a console. So, it is very interesting to see what Sony can figure out and also will it be able to actually compete with its toughest competitors.

I haven’t to this day bought a PS5 console. If I would buy a PS5 I would like to have the version of this console that has the optical disc drive. The console is very much compatible with PS4 games. I do own a PS4. There are some reasons why I haven’t bought a PS5. Early when Xbox Series S/X consoles were released I figured that I want the Xbox. I decided to buy the new Xbox. While there are some exclusive games on both of these systems it was my decision to buy Xbox Series X. I have only recently thought about buying a PS5.

I do have almost ten consoles in my current setup. There just isn’t enough room for one more PlayStation console. This has to be considered also because the latest PlayStation is a big in size. It wouldn’t fit to my setup and I would have to place it to the side of my 55 inch television. It just doesn’t fit there. I already have a retro gaming PC on the left side of my TV and Xbox Series X on the left side of my television. Why would I buy it? There are some good games like Spider-Man and Ratchet & Clank and Astro Bot but that’s about it. It doesn’t have a huge library of exclusive games. It is also possible to play these games as they are ported to PC.

Why would I need a PS6? I am assuming that it would have backwards compatibility to at least PS5 games if not even PS4 games. PS4 was for me a somewhat a disappointment. It didn’t renew gaming like PS3 did. It was just a slight update to PS3. PS4 doesn’t have a SSD drive which makes it a bit slow already. PS6 would need to bring some new games along if it gets released. Are we already ready for a new PlayStation? Could the fifth PlayStation still be utilized for new games? It has to be said that we are not seeing as many games released recently because they are more like huge projects than something that talented game developers are constantly innovating on. The gaming scenery is a huge business and not a child’s playfield anymore.

With all this talk about PS6 I am still very excited about it. We do need some good games for it. What will be the price tag of this new console when it gets released? There are so many questions that we will just have to wait and see if we want an answer of some kind. Probably Sony will publish some information. Until then this is all speculation. Rumors are spreading and news posts are getting published. Last but not least we have to consider what are the specs of this new console? Do we have to move from 4K to 8K? Do we need to buy a new television once more or is there some other way to improve? I have already exchanged my television for at least two times since I built my current setup. I actually went from Full HD 32 inch to Full HD 42 inch to my current 4K 55 inch television.

I am leaving you now with these questions. These questions are open and waiting to be answered. I might find the answer. It just isn’t, yet, published. We are experiencing the most significant era of gaming that involves some retro gaming but also some new consoles and also games for them. What a great time to experience something we call video games. We will get back in another blog post another time, soon.

My Switch 2 Collection Is Already Starting to Grow

Posted on by Viljami

It has been two months since Nintendo released it newest video game console Switch 2. I have already a tiny collection of Switch 2 games. I have four games plus Mario Kart World that came bundeld with the console. I went for the bundle since it was more easily available although it cost some tens of euros more compared to the other option that didn’t include any games.

So, the games I have bought are Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster, Sonic X Shadow Generations, that were both available on the release of Switch two and Donkey Kong Bananza and Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 + 4. The latter was a “code-in-a-box” release. There was no other way to purchase the game. I am usually not into these codes. I like physical releases way more.

Donkey Kong Bananza is currently, in my opinion, the best game that you can have for Nintendo Switch 2. I have already played it for about ten hours. I am really enjoying it. Sometimes I feel like I am getting stuck in some way but when I take a break and return to playing this game the matter gets quickly solved and I keep on progressing. I haven’t got stuck badly at least not yet. I am hoping to finish this game some day soon. Donkey Kong Bananza is also a fully physical release. So, there are no huge downloads when you start to play the game.

What about the other games in my Switch 2 collection? I have to mention that I have been playing some Switch 1 games also. I played Burnout Paradise and Oddworld Abe’s Oddysee New and Tasty and also Dragon Quest III HD-2D. I have to add also Diablo III.

When it comes to THPS 3 + 4 I can tell you that the game is very good. I have spent five hours playing this game. It is cool to feel the nostalgia again and experience something from the past. There are very few matters that have been changed. The gameplay still feels nice. I just haven’t really got deeper with this game atleast not yet.

I only played Sonic X Shadow Generations for a little time. It was available when Switch 2 got released. If I wouldn’t have bought the bundle, Switch 2 with Mario Kart World, this would have propably been my first game for the system. Bravely Default is the only game I have for Switch 2 that I have not yet had time to play at all.

As Switch 2 was getting released we were introduced something like “game key cards”. This means that when you buy a game you get a key card. It alloes you to install the software of the game. You do need the key card to play the game. We can propably have a debate on if this is sensible in any way or not. I don’t have actually anything to say about this. Atleast every game that I have bought seems to be currently working and I can play them.

We have seen many good games already getting released for Nintendo Switch 2. Some good games are still getting released very soon. There are some games, that I am waiting to get released for Nintendo Switch 1 that do actually work also on Switch 2. I am especially waiting to see Hades II, Metroid Prime 4, Terminator 2D No Fate and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Splintered Fate. There might also be some oter good games coming that I didn’t mention here. Oh yeah, I think Final Fantasy Tactics could be interesting, also.

Switch 2 is currently my favorite gaming system that I own. I have divided my attention lately mainly to my Switch 2, Xbox Series X and Raspberry Pi 5 with a Recalbox OS installed. I play many retro games on my Raspberry Pi 5. I haven’t played so much on my PS4, PS3 or Mega Drive Mini or my Retro Trio console that supports SNES, NES and Mega Drive cartridges and of course every controller that I have for these systems. So, I do have all my consoles connected to my 4K 55 inch television. I already took a peek at some 8K televisions on a random web shop. They cost a huge sum of money, like 2000 euros or something like that. There are also not so many devices available that could output a 8K picture. But it might be that I have to get a new TV in maybe two to three years. We will have to wait and see.

Donkey Kong Bonanza Brings Back Some Memories

Posted on by Viljami

Playing Donkey Kong Bonanza just a moment ago brought some memories to my mind. I think this game is the first good game for this new Nintendo gaming console Switch 2. It definitely showcases what the console has to offer. I really enjoy the graphics and the whole gameplay.

Its been over 30 years since I got to play my Sega Mega Drive for the first time. I think the year was 1993. I used to play my Mega Drive for a while before I made my way to school in the morning. I only had a short way to my school and I usually went there by bike. So, I had about thirty minutes to play Sonic The Hedgehog before meeting my pals at our school and starting my then a bit short day in school. Those were the days!

Sega Mega Drive was my first gaming console. Earlier I had already played some games on our family’s personal computer. The computer had MS-DOS as an operating system. I remember many cool titles that I played. Some of them were a bit shorter and some took many hours to complete. Playing Sega Mega Drive was actually something that you couldn’t directly compare to what our PC had to offer.

One huge factor was the way that games on Mega Drive were played. With this console you only had to insert the game cartridge and start to control the character with the controller included. You did have to adjust some settings. You could even take another controller and give it to a friend so you could play together. Mega Drive offered support for two controllers. There was some kind of an adapter of sort that you could plug in to expand the multiplayer capabilities. We of course didn’t have any way to play in any kind of a network back then.

Sonic The Hedgehog was released for Mega Drive in 1991. Mega Drive had been in the markets for several years. Now it was time to change the strategy. Nintendo and NES had already an icon or a mascot – Super Mario. Sonic quickly became the character that represented this console. We have seen similar strategies from the era of Sony PlayStation in the form of Crash Bandicoot. You can also think that Donkey Kong in Donkey Kong Bananza now showcases Switch 2’s power in a similar way.

I really like Donkey Kong Bananza. I really like Switch 2. I have been playing some Switch 1 titles also. It is nice to have a backwards compatibility like this. Since I have bought Switch 2 I have bought some Switch 2 games but also some Swithc 1 titles. I am really waiting for Terminator 2D – No Fate to get released. The release day was actually just recently pushed to end of Octoberw while it was earlier set to be released already in September. There is also a new NBA2K game coming in the beginning of September. I am not sure about if I am going to invest in a new basketball game. It just seems that the game is modified only slightly. It takes a lot of time to complete a modern NBA2K game. I have bought NBA2K every year for at least five years in a row so it might be a good time to take a break in that matter.

There’s some games getting released for Switch 2 later this year. The next Metroid Prime game is getting released in this years December. We are also going to see Hades II also for Switch 2 in December. I already have Hades II for my current Windows PC. I am still looking for a good moment to buy also a new personal computer that would utilize the new Windows 11 operating system. You might have heard that Windows 10 is going to be somewhat unsupported in October. There is also an option to keep using Windows 10 by paying a small amount of money to keep the system supported. It is also possible to install Linux. I am thinking about this and I haven’t yet made my final decision about this issue. We will see how things are going to begin shaping in a moment. See you again soon!