Sony's PlayStation Portal handheld will release later this year for $200
Welcome to another very news-y edition of Game Developer Digest, today with headlines from Sony, BioWare, Epic Games and more.
Meet the new PSP, very different from the other PSP.
Sony noted that the PlayStation Portal would be ideal for those "in households where they might need to share their living room TV or simply want to play PS5 games in another room of the house."
It was further confirmed?the device will only work for PS5 games; titles for the PlayStation VR2 or those streamed via cloud (through?PlayStation Plus' Premium?tier) are not supported.?
PlayStation Portal will release later in the year. As noted by?The Verge, Sony hasn't provided details on its battery life, which is an important thing to know for any?portable-ish game device, even ones such as these.
Earning all of a product's net revenue over a half-year exclusive window further helps Epic present itself as a friendlier and more interesting alternative to other PC game stores.
Controversial as AI use in video games is, creator Charles Cecil says it was the only way to help make Broken Sword's remake feel like the original 1996 PC game.
The cuts to BioWare's staff were made as the studio refocuses on its single-player franchises Dragon Age and Mass Effect.