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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...

Ridge Racer is getting better... should have been a free pack-in title

Having put some more hours into the game, and thanks to the free Gold Pass and its additional content, it looks like Ridge Racer might finally be turning into a proper game. Sure all the music downloads are just ear candy (must figure out how much of my memory card they're taking up). But, now we've got a couple of extra cars and a new track (with more to come) it feels like a slightly more complete experience.



The only thing I'd have done differently is have made it a pack-in title with the console, just like on the original PlayStation. Imagine all the petrolheads that would be whizzing around the online mode now instead of the slumbering hamlet it currently is. It still takes me a few goes to find a suitable lobby, with the hard core gamers all way out in classes miles ahead of my own.

If it had been a freebie, then Sony could have charged for every music track, car, course and produced a huge amount of Sony-character and third-party flavoured car decal skins (like the Idolmaster one above that the Japanese are enjoying).

I'd imagine that approach would have generated a lot more money via DLC than Sony has made with the game's dismal chart showing. But that would have taken a brave and courageous move, which Sony doesn't seem to know much about these days.

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