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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...

Lego Marvel Avengers ends 2016 on top of the UK retail chart

Seasonal sales saw a shake up of the UK Vita chart in stores. That's as families stocked up on Lego games, while newcomers grabbed the big name shooters and fans grabbed the latest visual novels. It is good news for PQube who dominate the mid-ground, but with perhaps just a few hundred sales each, it looks increasingly irrelevant.

1 Lego Marvel Avengers
2 Minecraft
3 Lego Star Wars
4 Root Letter
5 Steins Gate 0
6 Valkyrie Drive
7 Call of Duty Black Ops
8 Lego Ninjago
9 Killzone: Mercenary
10 Lego Jurassic World

Chart information Copyright UKIE

Digital downloads is where the action is at and the Top Sellers on the Vita's Store app shows Lara Croft Go at the top, while Persona 4 Golden shines again, perhaps due to the PSN sale, or because new owners are snapping it up.

1 Lara Croft Go
2 Garou: Mark of the Wolves
3 Word of Final Fantasy
4 Oddworld New n Tasty
5 Minecraft
6 SAO: Hollow Realization
7 Slain: Back from Hell
8 Persona 4 Golden

There's that same sort of crazy mix on Amazon UK where NFS is top seller, with random bargains propping up the rest...

1 Need for Speed Most Wanted
2 FIFA 15
3 Corpse Party Blood Drive
4 Final Fantasy X/X-2
5 Call of Duty Black Ops
6 Sonic & Sega All Stars

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