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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...

Dragon's Dogma Quest, a Spectrum game in mobile clothing

After the spectacular original, Vita owners would be hoping for something at least a little stylish and polished. Instead we get an 8-bit level design, a 16-bit RPG battle interface and some out-of-all-proportion-to-that-minimal-effort rendering.

Sure, the game's coming out on iOS too, but you know that has a GPU too; Capcom could have made some effort to spruce up the visuals. At least we won't have to pay to try it out, but you get the feeling anyone investing some time in DDQ will also end up spending a lot of cash.

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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