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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...

So, the Vita in 2014 then, bring it on Sony

Sony hasn't said much about its 2014 plans for the Vita, to the extent of missing it out of its 2014 game poll and the company Extranet being bereft of Vita games except for the upcoming Pets. Fortunately, the release schedule shows plenty of indie and some third party support.

But what will Sony itself offer? I've had a brief muse about the Vita's future in general, led by Japan Studio, but Sony has its western developers beavering away too. Sony Bend is supposed to be hard at work on a new game, for one. But there are other studios, the XDev teams and others.

What are Media Molecule, Quantic Dream, Magenta, Relentless Software, Eurocom and Sumo Digital, as well as Evolution Studios and Guerrilla Games working on? Most of them will be focused on PS4, but sub-teams could have a Vita game in the works.

I'll dig into the archives and see if there were any clues back in 2013 and on the job pages to see if there's any new activity, but shout if you remember some snippet that's eluding my Christmas-ified brain.

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