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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...

R8 Games gets funding for Formula Fusion, Vita version back on?

Having botched its Kickstarter campaign, and got together barely enough funding, then underestimated its costs, R8 Games has got publisher or investor backing to see the prodigal son of WipEout come to fruition in the second half of 2016.


In the brief update, announcing the good news, the team state "so we can deliver the full game onto PC and Consoles, including the stretch goals we outlined on Kickstarter." A Vita version was among those goals, admittedly at 400K, when the game only raised £80K. So, I'm checking with the team to see if that still stands, but a decent successor to WipEout could be on.

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