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June Update: PlayStation 6 and PlayStation Portable future visions

 The recent PlayStation video about the "simulated" technology in development, discussed between AMD and Sony engineers that will power the PlayStation 6 was interesting from a geek point of view. But from a gameplay perspective, there is - IMO - no need for a PlayStation 6 for another few years. Especially with the limp Xbox is-it-isn't-it launch .  June 2026 Update : The latest snippet of gossip for Sony's next-gen systems is a modular/external drive that will connect to both devices. Allowing installation on the portable of physical games, and reducing the cost of the PS6 by making the Blu-ray an accessory (like the PS5 Slim).  I prefer the idea of a dedicated dock on the PS6 that connects the next Portable to your entire PSN library, and they'd better make it work as an extra controller, but I'm sure there are practical benefits to the extra drive.   That should also boost sales of PS4 and PS5 physical games, especially on the second-hand market, as folk...

Sony Shows Off New Vita Memory Cards

Ignoring the fact that millions of PSP owners have endless numbers of MemorySticks, Sony has only gone and ballsed up the whole format by doing something different on the NGP. Sure, the company needs to make money on accessories to offset the loss it makes on selling the Vita, but this looks like Sony's first, if hardly unsurprising, misstep in the Vita campaign.


These dinky cards will be an essential purchase due to the huge amount of download-only content and, frankly, 8GB isn't cutting it these days on my PSP. Hopefully, SanDisk will be producing cheaper versions but despite the tiny cost of Flash RAM these days, these things are still going to be selling for a pretty premium in the first year or so of the Vita's life

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