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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...

UK Top 10, shuffle the same old pack

Right, this is starting to get really jaded now, and would be a problem for Sony, if it cared. Anyone taking a look at the Vita chart will see old games littering the place and a crippling lack of new releases. If you were picking one up then there's still lots of solid names in the list, but it is feeling its age now.

With Minecraft the only major release until Autumn/Winter (Freedom Wars October, Tales of Hearts R November), its not going to get much better. And to think, this is quite a decent list, compared to Spring when very old (even launch) games dominated. So while indies may keep the userbase playing, the wind down to obsolescence continues.

1 +    FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD REMASTER SQUARE ENIX 3 22
2 -    BORDERLANDS 2 2K GAMES 1 12
3 +    THE RATCHET & CLANK TRILOGY SONY 4 7
4 -    KILLZONE: MERCENARY SONY 2 50
5 =  TEARAWAY SONY 5 39
6 =  FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014 SEGA 6 19
7 =  CHILD OF LIGHT UBISOFT 7 7
8 +  METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION KONAMI 10 75
9 -  ASSASSIN'S CREED III LIBERATION UBISOFT 8 91
10 -  GOD OF WAR COLLECTION SONY 9 15

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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