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July 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 .  July 2026 Update : Sony managed a cannon-fire sized self-inflicted injury by announcing the end of physical releases across the end of the PS5 era and the launch of the PS6. Due to lack of sales (only 7 titles have passed the 100,000 mark in the last year) and economics, it still doesn't matter to PlayStation owners, collectors are stores, who can now only sell digital codes in a box.  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 ma...

Results season from Japan shows up some fun figures

So, the PS4 sold 40 million, big whoop! Sony's number fest now focuses solely on the big boy console, with the Vita barely mentioned. However, PSN sales are now growing fast and I'd like to think the Vita is chipping in, given the higher cost of most PSN games and the usual small premium, even on modest indie titles.

Follow ZhugeEX on Twitter for all the graphs and details, but out of Tecmo's recent news comes some decent Asian sales figures, across all versions.
With two of those coming west, those numbers should rise pretty smartly later in the year. I wonder how many DoA sales were from frustrated importers? Will update as more numbers come in from the various publishers. 


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