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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...

God Eater 2 gets another chunky update

By far and away the biggest selling Vita game, God Eater 2 keeps rolling out the updates to add features and content. This time we're up to 1.40, which goes live on Monday for Japanese gamers. The near-1GB update features additional NPCs, a "survival mission" of attrition, the addition of "difficult and challenging" modes and, finally, online play in Infrastructure Mode (only PS Vita version).


Hopefully that last addition will clear the game for western release. There's also the usual massive list of tweaks and improvements that keen players can read through a translated Dengeki article (Namco's own page doesn't translate as everything is an image!).

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