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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...

Black Butterfly flutters into the Japanese chart as sales drift down

Hot on the heels of Sony's results, the Japanese chart is nearly ready to wake up with the first big games of 2015, but not quite. There's a smattering of new entries in Media Create's chart, but not even new No. 1 Devil Survivor 2 on 3DS can muster much in the way of sales.

The Vita manages another 12,400 sales, losing a 3,000 on last week, but with Persona 4 Golden getting a "Best of" budget release this week and Ukiyo Bruno Warriors and Sengoku Musuo 4 II arriving the week after, things should start stirring.

There's one new game charting this week, squeaking in at No. 18. Kurochou no Psychedelica (Psychedelia of the Black Butterfly) from Idea Factory managed to shift 5,318 copies. Dururara Relay failed to chart in the top 20, which is grim for Kadokawa who seemed to be hyping it a lot. 

 To show how many smaller games there are on the Vita, Famitsu's chart which goes down to No. 30 has six Vita titles in it, most of them lower-order new entries.



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