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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...

Shakedown Hawaii out now

Just a quickie, but worth celebrating the release of one of the last major games to hit the Vita. Vblank's top-down gun-toting business simulator Shakedown Hawaii is now up on the US PSN store, with the EU lagging behind as usual.

UPDATE: EU release next week apparently because Sony Europe are damn useless!

Take a peek at the many stories and videos that have rolled along over the three and a half years of the game's development since its first showing at the end of 2015. That's the sort of effort that makes a game worth the $20, before people start complaining.

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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