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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...

Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment tops 400K worldwide

Its the old shipments vs sales conundrum here, as Bandai Namco announces the game has passed the 400,000 mark in "cumulative shipments", following its western release. With a sequel of sorts on the way in the form of Lost Song, who know how long this saga could keep running.

The game had sold 200,000 in Japan in 2013, so not sure how much of that translates to western shipments/sales, but it must be making an impression with the constant stream of extra content and updates. Haven't got this yet, but guess I should pick it up to be up with the in-crowd. Any impressions?


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