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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 on the up in latest Media Create Japanese figures

After a bit of a delay, the Media Create chart data is out from Japan. Vita sales creep up again, by just over a 100, as Japan waits for the mentalness that is Golden Week. Again, the Vita outsold the new 3DS LL.


Despite a bunch of new entries, sales of Minecraft hold firm, keeping it in the top 10 with sales actually going up. The only new entry of note for the Vita is school-romance visual novel Clock Zero from Idea Factory. Things get more lively next week with 2Heart 2 Dungeon, Operation Babel, Whitecoat Love Addiction and Nihirabura set to storm the chart.


Media Create Chart (week 17)

01./00. [3DS] Bravely Second: End Layer (Square Enix) - 100.047 / NEW
02./00. [PS3] TV Anime Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls Vol.1 (Bandai) - 24.341 / NEW
03./01. [3DS] Style Savvy 3: Kira Kira Code (Nintendo) - 23.724 / 78.903 (-57%)
04./00. [PS4] Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory II # (Compile Heart) - 22.609 / NEW
05./00. [PS3] BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend (Arc System Works) - 15.550 / NEW
06./04. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony) - 12.667 / 109.784 (+4%)
07./00. [PSP] Meiji Toukyou Renka: Twilight Kiss # (Broccoli)- 10.083 / NEW
08./00. [PS4] Tropico 5 (Square Enix) - 8.706 / NEW
09./00. [PS4] BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend (Arc System Works) - 7.589 / NEW
10./02. [PS4] Dying Light (Warner) - 7.030 / 32.560 (-72%)
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12./00. [PSV] Clock Zero: Shuuen no Ichibyou - ExTime # (Idea Factory) - 6.306 / NEW
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20./06. [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Tengoku-Hen (Bandai Namco Games) - 4.001 / 147.155 (-39%)

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