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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...

Shields up, here comes Nokia

For all Sony's Vita woes, there must still be some value in portable because hardware companies are still producing games-focused devices. Next up is the Nvidia Shield, a Tegra-4 powered Android device with HD-out plus a 5-inch, multitouch 720p pop-up screen. The Tegra 4 offers four CPU cores and 72 graphics cores to play at 3200x2000 res, so games can be played at higher HD resolution on your TV.

The hardware will be upgraded annually, so new Shields will always be able to play the latest games, unlike Vita which already sees developers making compromises to get dedicated games to play smoothly.


As well as a decent list of Shield-optimized Android games (so I guess it won't play the full array of mobile games via the controller), the Shield can play your PC titles if you have a suitable NV graphics card and will retail at $349 around $100 more than the basic Vita (according to Amazon) and will be out in June. Optimized games include Dead Trigger, Max Payne, GTA III, ShadowRun, Sonic and more.

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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