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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...

Kirby Star Allies dominates Japan's charts

Kirby Star Allies sold 222,031 retail copies in Japan's latest Media Create chart, to easily take the No. 1 spot. That helped kick Switch hardware sales up by 10K, bringing sales neatly into line with the post-launch period. From now we'll see just what hardware legs the Switch has, this week it is crushing PS4 sales by 32,000!


Also out last week, Attack on Titan 2 makes a fairly scattershot entry across multiple formats, selling:

No. 3 PS4 - 28,480
No. 4 Switch - 22, 941
No. 8 Vita - 15, 261

Also out across several formats, Winning Post 8 looks like it is approaching the end of its race, selling minimal numbers across the main formats. 

No. 11 PS4 - 8,459
No. 17 Vita - 3,837
No. 18 Switch - 3,745

Full data here, last set of figures here.



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