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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...

Edutainment game Type:Rider hitting PSN

According to a trophy listing, the Vita is getting the interesting mobile title Type:Rider from BulkyPix. The mobile game is a couple of years old, but harks back decades to the crazy world of edutainment, where kids got to tap pictures to make music play, access fun games and get other multimedia magic tohappen.

Obviously Type:Rider is a little more evolved, with the trophies suggesting there is a fair game in there, but the overall aim is to educate and teach about typefaces, fonts and other aspects of the printed word.

UPDATE: The game is now confirmed for a July 12th PSN release.

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