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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...

Sony can't even mention the Vita by name in new advert

Sony's latest advert for Remote Play shows off the Vita, but since Sony doesn't make or sell them anymore, there's little point in name-checking it as that would "confuse" consumers - in the beady eyes of their marketing team. This is likely a response to the arrival of Google Stadia, the over-priced streaming only service that will die horribly pretty quickly, I reckon.

To be fair, the Remote Play experience with a DualShock and iPhone is pretty much the bees knees, since the iOS 13 update (if you get some gonky connector). But there's still nothing quite like playing on the Vita.

Of course, this wouldn't be a problem if the HD update Vita 2 (or whatever) had been rolled out to challenge the Switch. There has been some recent media fuss (all based on one patent for some shitty memory card or storage - Sony stop it, proprietary storage is dead!) which addled minds have linked to a new portable. But I'll believe and write about that when there's something more concrete.


Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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