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 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 .  July 2026 Update : Sony managed a cannon-fire sized self-inflicted injury by announcing the end of physical releases across the end of the PS5 era and the launch of the PS6. Due to lack of sales (only 7 titles have passed the 100,000 mark in the last year) and economics, it still doesn't matter to PlayStation owners, collectors are stores, who can now only sell digital codes in a box.  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 ma...

Japan's holiday week sees dozy sales

Nothing much happened in Japan last week, with PS4 Uncharted the only new entry at the top of the Media Create chart. Pro Jikkyou baseball and Minecraft hung around the top 10 for the Vita, but on much reduced sales, with Minecraft celebrating 1 million sales last week.

The Vita itself managed 12,300 sales, that's still over 21% of the market, which seems to be a stable niche. Next up on the release list are Dragon Quest Heroes 2 and Cladun Sengoku, landing on 27 May, expect a couple more quiet weeks until those figures come in.


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