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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...

Ridge Racer gets daily challenges

The online player features of Ridge Racer will be a step up from your usual find-a-track-and-race fair. Instead, Namco will put up daily challenges which you (and other players in the same race team) can compete in for points. That's the Planetary League feature as hinted at in the launch trailer.



Other modes will include standard races over WiFi and ghost races over 3G. After yesterday's picture splurge, it looks like all things are go for the game at launch. Remember, the game is one of the many that will require a separate memory card for storage, but you were buying one anyway, right?

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