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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...

New Out of Order clip tries to push Magical High School

After the shocking sales for Lost Dimension, Namco has to hope for better things for its own, broadly-similar-looking, Magical High School Out of Order, which is approaching launch for the end of October. Perhaps the magic factor will help it sell more, but there's still the similar dodgy uniforms, weak-looking combat and cut-and-paste characters to wade through.

Magical High School does have a popular source material anime behind it to help generate some hype, while Lost Dimension was an original work, so there's some hope for it, but there does seem to be an small herd of these games to confuse even the most eagle-eyed of Japanese gamers. Any westerners watching MHS? Any impressions on the gameplay in this latest clip?

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