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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 TV creeping outside the homeland

While sales may have fallen to niche status in Japan after the opening week, Sony will be looking to other territories to boost take-up of the screen-less Vita. It goes onsale in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and The Philippines early next year and will likely head west when the Vita 2000 arrives, I'm still guessing end of February for that. 


Again, the big question will be where are the games that will help sell it? Sony has Soul Sacrifice Delta and Freedom Wars on the way, but aside from a new Hatsune Miku the list looks pretty bare. 

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