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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...

Minecraft still the pocket monster in Golden Week Media Create chart

Golden Week holiday sales failed to boost the games and hardware sales, as expected. Nothing did massive numbers, as console sales have slid from the lofty highs of the PSP era. Vita sales are just a few hundred behind the 3DS LL.


On the software front, Minecraft is the only Vita game in the top 20, but continues to surge in sales, shifting 18.000 and moving back up the chart to No. 3. That's rapidly approaching 150,000 physical sales to go with the huge number of digital sales, as it came out months earlier on PSN.

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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