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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...

Vita sales waiting for the next big thing in Japan

Destiny makes a decent dent in the Japanese Media Create chart, behind the new near-million selling Smash Bros. That leaves little room for Vita games with the free-to-play Chain Chronicles still sneaking in 4,000 sales for the retail edition. Toukiden is still kicking around the top 10 and selling decent numbers, compared to many previous Vita here-today-gone-tomorrow games.

01./00. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) - 944.644 / NEW
02./00. [PS4] Destiny # (Sony Computer Entertainment) - 91.277 / NEW
03./00. [PS3] Destiny (Sony Computer Entertainment) - 49.503 / NEW
04./01. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level 5) - 47.065 / 2.469.211 (-26%)
05./00. [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm Revolution (Bandai Namco) - 40.180 / NEW
06./02. [3DS] Dragon Quest X Online (Square Enix) - 22.977 / 75.351 (-56%)
07./03. [PSV] Toukiden: The Age of Demons Extreme # (Koei Tecmo) - 15.338 / 121.320 (-42%)
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13./00. [PSV] Chain Chronicle V (Sega) {2014.09.11} (¥4.298) - 4.178 / NEW 

 Vita sales remain well above last year (over double the same week last year), at just over 13,000 but the format really needs some new hardware (beyond a pink model) or big games to land soon to generate strong end of year sales.

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