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July 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 .  July 2026 Update : Sony managed a cannon-fire sized self-inflicted injury by announcing the end of physical releases across the end of the PS5 era and the launch of the PS6. Due to lack of sales (only 7 titles have passed the 100,000 mark in the last year) and economics, it still doesn't matter to PlayStation owners, collectors are stores, who can now only sell digital codes in a box.  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 ma...

More content for Sword Art Online incoming

A new (brief) trailer hints at new content for Sword Art Online from Namco, with the focus on the heroine's costumes. This is ahead of a new major update with volcano levels and snowy mountains, which should add a little more substance to this already chunky game.

None of this is likely to make it into the western release launch version, and it probably depends on sales to see just how much Bandai will support the game in the long term. Hopefully, there's plenty of interest and the publisher has been pretty good with the One Piece DLC, so I'd hope this will be well supported. The digital-only release looks like another memory card hog.

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