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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...

Vita's third birthday, a look back at Ridge Racer

Sony and Namco partnered for this version of Ridge Racer, and somewhere in the meetings, founded on the nascent world of mobile gaming, DLC and casual gamers, things went strangely wrong. From the perfection of the PSP iterations to the trial and error of recent main console versions, today Ridge Racer seems a shell of its former self.

Even trying to reinstall it now is a joke, will millions of bits of DLC to be dragged from PSN in the form of tracks, cars, music, skins and other guff. Where, in any meeting did this look like a good idea? But, on the track, either in the skinny solo mode, or in the ninja-dominated online ranking matches, it is still Ridger Racer, with insane drifting, impossible cornering and the challenge of maintaining the tightest of lines.


Given the game is now three years old, I don't understand why Sony doesn't make the whole thing free and give it away with all Vitas to encourage some life back into the online side, and get some buzz back around the series that has been sorely lacking.

Where are they now? Sony and Namco's partnership soon folded and Ridge Racer became a DLC laden mobile title instead of a DLC laded console title. Such is the future!

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