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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...

PlayStation Vita sells 62,500 on first week at new price

Scratch that earlier story, according to the just-published Media Create sales figures the PSV sold 62,500 in Japan, likely the best week aside from the the launch. A combination of the price cut, Sega's Phantasy Star hitting retail and selling 61,000 units, despite being available as a free download, and two other Vita games in the top 20 make it a pretty rosy week for Sony.


Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus (unboxing  video above) was the top selling Vita game with nearly 95,000 sales and good old Hot Shots Golf re-entered the chart as gamers stocked up on back-catalogue titles. The hardware number was just 15,000 behind the 3DS and we have Soul Sacrifice to look forward in Japan next week.

Shining Ark for the PSP sold 55,000 on debut while the scrappy older Sony handheld still managed to sell 11,000 units. That leaves it less than 250,000 from 20 million sales in Japan. Despite the bump, the Vita can still only dream of those numbers.

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