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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...

Sony and Take 2 still talking Bioshock Vita

Yep, one of the darker moments in the Vita's history remains, lurking in a corner like a bad smell. Ken Levine tweeted yesterday that talks are still on-going between the two publishers over what is rapidly becoming a footnote in gaming history.

https://twitter.com/iglevine/status/355874911627124736

Which begs the question why he bothered standing on a Sony stage back at launch announcing that Bioshock was coming, which he must have known wasn't a done deal. 

Is some faint hope of a whole new chapter worth the corporate crap we were sold? Or should we give up and move on, assuming no one to pay $20 million plus to make a game that is market-limited to sell less than a million copies.

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