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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...

Muramasa tops 100,000 in Japan

The remake of the Wii game seems to have found a spiritual home on the Vita with a combined total of downloads and physical copies over 100,000 sales, as announced by the game's Twitter account. As of last week Oboro Muramasa had sold 67,000 boxed copies, so assuming 70,000 by this week, that's 30,000 digital sales, which will make a handy comparison point for how much of the Vita's sales are online-over store-purchased.

And the game is headed west fairly soon, in June thanks to Aksys, so should continue to do the business with lots of good things being said about the lovingly crafted visuals.

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