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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...

Xeno Crisis will invade the Switch in 2019

Crowd-funded 16-bit retro classic Xeno Crisis is hitting the Sega Genesis/MegaDrive and Dreamcast first in tribute to the legendary Sega platforms. But it will also come to the Switch in early 2019, giving non-Segaites a chance to enjoy the top-down shooter with multiplayer features.

Riffing heavily on the Alien series, it looks brilliant fun and will hopefully inspire more developers to dive into their retro-archives for some historical inspiration. I'd love to see games that riff on Starglider, Virus, Xenon II, Hard Drivin' and other 16-bit epics.


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