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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...

Media Create charts, Vita sales and Japanese company results

All go on the Japanese business front at the moment. Square Enix announced modest sales with no individual breakdowns, but decent profit. So, who knows how well its games are doing.

Bandai seems to be doing pretty well and reported strong sales of Sword Art Online and various robotic franchises (pic below).

Bandai Namco Sales
Konami seemed pretty flat with declining PSP and Vita (for which it hasn't published much) sales. It expects that to decline for the year as a whole, so don't expect any new releases from them until Christmas or well into 2015.

Konami's Sales Mix



As for the Media Create chart, its a quiet week with a bunch of Vita games in the lower reaches of the chart, with that and the 3DS pretty much dominating. Child of Light at least made an entry, not bad for a niche western game. Unsurprisingly, hardware sales are also down, the lowest for six weeks at 18,700 as we hit another pause in the releases.


06./04. [PSV] Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines # (Sony) - 7.871 / 119.336 (-56%)
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15./05. [PSV] Tokyo Shinseiroku: Operation Abyss # (5pb.) - 4.403 / 19.645 (-71%)
16./06. [PSV] Corpse Party: Blood Drive # (5pb.) - 4.304 / 17.992 (-69%)
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18./13. [PSV] Freedom Wars (Sony) - 4.027 / 271.798 (-25%)
19./00. [PSV] Child of Light: Special Edition (Ubisoft) - 3.893 / NEW 

 Out this week are Lost Dimension from Fluidigm and God True Fashion from NIS, with Monster Hunter Frontier G proving the acid test for Vita tales the following week.

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