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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...

What Is This, Pick On NGP Week? Now the iPhone 5 Butts In

First, there are all these searches about iPad vs NGP, now Eurogamer has a piece suggesting that a delayed iPhone 5 launch is likely to have an impact on the NGP launch. Well, unless the iPhone 5 sprouts dual-analogs and Monster-Hunter-Gear-Solid-Tomb-Raider-Jedi-Death games, then the answer for any proper gamer is likely no.

More likely, the threat will come from cheaper PS3/Xbox consoles and games that will make the NGP, at whatever price it sells for, look expensive. But, since there's some 60 million PSP owners out there, even assuming only a third are still active - that's 20 million buyers looking for an upgrade.

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