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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...

The Toukiden Kiwami limited edition is pretty slick

Toukiden Kiwami, or Extreme if you prefer, will land in Japan next month, and to encourage people to grab this semi-upgrade, there's a decent looking special version aka the Treasure Box from Tecmo Koei with audio CD, book of illustrations, limited edition costumes and cuddly toy along with the game on PSP or Vita. Its quite a pricey bundle at 11,800 yen on Vita (around £68) but


The quality of the content in the game looks pretty hard to question, given all the effort Tecmo is putting in, but will the fans, or new Vita owners, really rush out to buy a modest expansion. Hopefully we'll get this soon in the west and can find out for ourselves. The game releases on 28 August in Japan, check out the recent demo in action here.


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