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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...

The PS Vita's PSOne emulator opens a bleary eye, goes back to sleep

While not up and running yet, it looks like Sony is quietly testing the often-demanded service. US users can now actually download one PS One title to their Vitas, getting past that annoying "Cannot download using a PS Vita system" message.

However, the game, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, doesn't run yet on normal Vitas - guessing it does on Sony's internal development firmware, when that goes live all those classic games will come flooding back to life with twin sticks and upscaling. the game doesn't appear on the PAL store, so no luck us, yet! A tiny bit more on VG24/7.

Is it too much of a leap to think that today's PSN downtime (starting to wonder if it is ever really up?) is a pre-cursor to activating the feature?

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