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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...

Tekken X Street Fighter still in development

Way down at the bottom of my release list sits Tekken X Street Fighter, a game up there with Half Life 3 in vapourware terms. However, the game is still a goer according to producer Katsuhiro Harada, with next-gen platforms a target and some sort of surprise feature promised for gamers in the latest Famitsu.


If the Vita is still on the platform list is one question that isn't answered, but given Bandai Namco's support for the handheld, there's still a degree of hope, if not confidence.

With all the other big hitting brawlers on the market, the time is probably ripe for another crossover, but reading between the translated lines, I suspect a 2017 launch would put this out of the Vita's range.

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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