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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...

Disgaea 4 kids its way into the new Japanese chart

File under "hmm" as the first raft of new entries for 2014 sees some strange returns for big names, with Disgaea 4 shifting 33,000 copies. That's still up on the 20,000 that D3 managed during the Vita launch, but it seems like a series that should do better, given the Vita's now more-sizable user base.

The Vita itself managed a creditable 22,250-ish sales on the week, basically flat and keeping up 2014's much improved performance, still over double last year's sales. The VitaTV? Best not to ask, pretty figures to follow.



01./00. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Full Boost # (Bandai Namco)  (¥7.980) - 269.940 / NEW
02./00. [PS3] Diablo III (Square Enix)  (¥7.980) - 41.727 / NEW
04./00. [PSV] Disgaea 4 Return (Nippon Ichi Software)  (¥6.729) - 33.749 / NEW
09./00. [PSV] Amagami (EBKore+) (Kadokawa Games)  (¥5.040) - 20.519 / NEW
17./00. [PSP] Shinobi, Koutsutsu # (Idea Factory)   - 7.174 / NEW
18./11. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (Square Enix) - 6.913 / 273.084 (-34%)

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