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 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 .  July 2026 Update : Sony managed a cannon-fire sized self-inflicted injury by announcing the end of physical releases across the end of the PS5 era and the launch of the PS6. Due to lack of sales (only 7 titles have passed the 100,000 mark in the last year) and economics, it still doesn't matter to PlayStation owners, collectors are stores, who can now only sell digital codes in a box.  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 ma...

News from Sony, PS5 logo and PS4 numbers

Ooh, Sony has a press release, quite a rare occurrence outside of release or earnings season. It says:

"Sony announced that PlayStation Network’s December 2019 monthly active users have reached 103 million. Additionally, the PlayStation 4 console has sold through more than 106 million globally, and cumulative sales of PS4 software titles from retailers and PlayStation Store have reached 1.15 billion as of December 31, 2019."

In a related note, PS VR sales are now around 5 million, basically a third of the Vita, and yet Sony continues to support that. Also, Sony I've seen at least 20 people pick up second-hand Vita handhelds over Christmas on Twitter alone, so there could be a good few hundred users you could to the list.

In other Sony news, here's the official PS5 logo from CES, looking remarkably like the previous logos as Sony goes for strong-and-stable continuity.

Here's hoping the PS5 gets a startup sound effect, something that was sorely missing from the Vita and PS4. Remember Sony peeps, consoles are about fun for the user, not just sticking to some branding wonk's idea of design purity.

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