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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...

Japan getting excited about Marginal 4 Idol game

Arriving in Japan in November, Marginal 4, Idol of Supernova from Idea Factory is a game about the highly popular (as in 68 million Google search results) Marginal 4 Idol group. The animated band created by Rejet, should help provide the Vita with a decent bump come the release of this game, but don't expect much in the way of dramatic gameplay.


Subtitled Announce trailer, from earlier in the year.



That doesn't give much away, so here's some of their music, which isn't as bad as you might fear. The characters have their own Twitter accounts with 15K+ followers each, and there's a lively tweetstream (from presumably Japanese girls) counting down to this release.

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