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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...

Vita still batting straight in Japan

The Vita is holding firm in Japan with a near flat week of 24,500 sales, down just 800 on the previous week, and likely taking the new model over 100,000 sales in three weeks. In the chart, perennial favourite Jikkyou Baseball does the business across all three PlayStation formats.

The PSP version manages to outstrip the Vita thanks to its ten-times greater user base and there's three PSP titles in the top ten, in case you thought that was going away anytime soon. But the Vita rampage starts soon enough with sales likely to go ballistic again.

01./01. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # (Pokemon Co.)  - 229.402 / 2.569.124 (-52%)
02./00. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013 (Konami)  - 83.883 / NEW
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06./00. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013 (Konami)  - 36.002 / NEW
07./00. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013 (Konami)  - 24.331 / NEW
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09./00. [PSP] Kamigami no Itazura # (Broccoli)  - 12.078 / NEW
10./00. [PSP] Diabolik Lovers: More, Blood # (Idea Factory)  - 10.481 / NEW
11./10. [PSV] Dangan-Ronpa 1-2: Reload (Spike Chunsoft) - 10.459 / 96.162 (+10%)



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