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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...

LEGO Batman storms the top of the UK Charts, Gravity Rush plummets

The PS Vita kind of gets its first UK number one as the very multi-format LEGO Batman 2 scales the top of the all formats chart. Gravity Rush immediately plummets out of the chart, showing the weakness of UK Vita hardware sales. Wonder if we'll get a breakdown of those Batman sales from Warner?

In the PS Vita chart, the newer games are starting to force the launch titles off the top now and with Metal Gear out this week, that trend should continue. Again, no downloads counted so, who knows how it is really doing. I saw a story Last Week that Gravity Rush in the US had at least 5,000 downloads and ratings, so potentially many thousands more PSN purchases. In the UK, it has just 682 ratings on PSN which means UK gamers don't rate games much or UK Vita sales are really in the toilet.

1 new LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES WARNER
2 GRAVITY RUSH SONY COMPUTER
3 FIFA FOOTBALL EA SPORTS
4 RESISTANCE: BURNING SKIES SONY COMPUTER
5 UNCHARTED: GOLDEN ABYSS SONY COMPUTER
6 MODNATION RACERS: ROAD TRIP SONY COMPUTER
7 EVERYBODY'S GOLF SONY COMPUTER
8 LITTLE DEVIANTS SONY COMPUTER
9 RAYMAN ORIGINS UBISOFT
10 MORTAL KOMBAT WARNER


Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2012 UKIE Ltd

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