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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...

Akiba's Trip 2 scores well in Famitsu as Japanese releases stack up

The de-clothing vampire combat game gets a decent score in the Japanese weekly along with JRPG Exstetra. With so many big games arriving and also hitting the PS3, I'm not sure AT2 will do quite as well as the PSP original, but we'll see soon enough, the game is out on 7 November, among a raft of major Vita releases.

Akiba's Trip 2 - 33/40
Exstetra - 30
Glass Heart Princess - 30 (PSP)

The Monday preview chart for Japan showed the Vita version of Jikkyou Pro Baseball selling worse than the PSP version (perhaps due to digital sales). But with Gundam Breaker out this week, expect a top two position for the Vita.  

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