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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 expectations just dived for E3?

Ouch, this will sting - quite a bit. Sony's big show at E3 will be a PS4 fest according to sources talking to Dualshockers. The complete lack of development news for Vita from Sony itself suggests it is dead as a western development machine, outside of the indie scene.

Even once reliable portable coders like Sony Bend, Media Molecule and Ready at Dawn are all focused on big-name PS4 projects, so unless there's a Vita spin-off in the works, put a fork in it for the kind of games the PSP used to support. No Gran Turismo, no Syphon Filter, no WipEout, no nuffink! There are lots of third parties due to present at Sony's event but none of them have shown much interest in the V recently.

There's a small chance that Sony might be holding things back for Gamescom (Uncharted) or Tokyo Game Show (Gran Turismo perhaps?), but -- if true -- this really sounds like a closing door on one chapter of the Vita's existence. Just as well those Japanese games and indies are flowing in. Enjoy Borderlands 2 while you can folks!

The only firm bit of Vita news (if you can believe a bunch of rumours) is a price drop, which hasn't helped noticeably before and probably won't help much this time. Cutting the price of memory cards (again) will only help existing users, in fact the only good thing to come out of this would be the Japanese colour schemes coming west.

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