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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...

Trophies in Lone Survivor, not your usual rewards

Since I was late the PS3 party, I was never really all that wowed by trophies on the Vita (expect the 100 hours of playing Montezuma Blitz, that bitch will be mine), I play the games for the game. Someone seemingly in a similar vein of mind is Jasper Byrne, developer of Lone Survivor to be published by Curve, an adventure that would seem a sticky issue for trophies.


His latest blog post highlights his thoughts, and some ability to evolve by Sony on the process of adding them to the Vita version of the game. It discusses his keeping the trophies low-key and just how deep the Platinum trophy will be hidden.

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