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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...

Code Realize Wintertide Miracles and Mixups by Powgi head to Vita this week

Another three games out this week, showing the Vita bumbling along quite happily in 2019. They are led by Aksys and Idea Factory's late Code: Realize visual romantic novel.



Slightly less exciting is Alvastia Chronicles from Kemco, who continue to churn out the cookie-cutter RPGs. Their press release for the Limited Run physical of Fernz Gate was a whole three lines long, showing how much they care about marketing. Still, if you like 16-bit RPGs, there's plenty more where this came from.


Finally, we have word puzzler, Mixups by Powgi, which shouldn't be underestimated, given the pleasurable and addictive nature of the rest of the puzzle producer's output.

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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