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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...

PS Vita's Social Features Could Appear on the PS3

Having described the Vita's updated social features at Develop last week, news comes that Sony may bolt some of them into the PS3. Sony's Phil Rogers, head of R&D, said the company is "thinking about it" according to Eurogamer, which would make a lot of sense.

While it might need an extra column in the XMB that takes you off into a more Vita-like space, it would follow on with the new idea of game transfers to allow you to keep a conversation going across the devices. I wouldn't be at all surprised if there was even an iPhone or Android app (like the PSN app) for the purely social aspects to make it a fully portable experience.

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