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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...

PSP titles still doing decent sales. PSP dead? Don't believe it.

Just checked The Guardian's list of gaming charts and they handily publish the breakdown of sales. So, we can see that Football Manager 2012 sold 89% of its copies on the PC, but a decent 11% on the PSP. The portable edition of FIFA 12 gets some 4% of the sales and Pro Evo gets 6%.

FIFA 12 has sold over five million copies, so a guesstimate would suggest that the PSP  has sold around 200,000 copies while Pro Evo has probably done around 60,000 and FM12 40,000 with those games still selling strongly. They aren't huge numbers, but considering the job of porting the core code can be done by a small team over a  short period of time, the cost must be minimal, offering up a decent level of profit to the publisher, especially with digital sales.

It would be interesting to talk to the guys who get this line of work, and with the PSP still selling 120,000 units a week around the world, there should be lots of decent sales still to come for those who invest and make a little effort. Of course, the big games can still do the job with Final Fantasy having sold over 600,000 copies in two weeks in Japan.


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