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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...

Eliminage III Coming to PSP in June

As a long time fan of Bard's Tale (the proper ones, not the crappy 3D console editions), Eye of the Beholder and many other step-by-step RPGs, I spent a fair amount of my childhood in sewers hitting rats with sticks. That fantasy could be relived with Eliminage III, a new title out in June in Japan from Starfish.




With all the essentials of character and party creation, huge dungeons to explore and lots of rats (and sticks) - but don't worry things should get more impressive as you progress - this should fulfil every RPGer's dreams. Just hope it comes out in the west, although none of the previous games did.

Here's a video from the second game to give you a clue, has anyone been brave enough to import it, or No. 1, and see if its playable through the fog of Japanese?





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