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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...

Moody platformer 36 Fragments of Midnight lights up the Vita

Petite games keeps the Vita news rolling this week with a release of its Steam platformer, which is also headed to Switch and 3DS. Not much detail other than "More info is coming soon!" on a tweet, but the launch trailer looks pretty atmospheric.

Having already brought Hover Heaven to PC, hopefully Petite sees enough interest to consider bringing that low-poly racer to the Vita, if Unity tweaking allows.

UPDATE: 36 Fragments now has a release date of 20 September.

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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