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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...

Vita sales up in Japan despite no new games

Hmm, the latest Japanese games and hardware charts are out and despite no new big-name Vita games for a couple of weeks, sales, which were holding steady around 11,000, are now up to 14,500. Is this just a holiday sales thing, or is the Vita finally turning itself around? While that's still far from what it needs to be selling (about 10 times as much), there does seem to be a bit of a shift in momentum.



The PSP managed to sell 33,000 units which is far from shabby, I wonder how much longer Sony will keep up production when it needs to sell the Vita? However, with games developers rightfully focusing on the PSP with the likes of Sega's Shining Ark on the way and Marvelous' Misteria British Detective, Sony can't really cull it yet.

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