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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...

Buried Stars visual novel has English, but not the Vita edition

That's annoying! 

A new set of English-language trophies popped up on Exophase last night for Buried Stars. "Sounds good", I thought. 

A quick search revealed an Asian visual novel with English text getting a global release - "Even better", I smiled while typing this.

Looked up publisher LINE Games and developer Studio LARGO for more info. 

The game is a survival visual novel, with the usual motley bunch of characters and plenty of discourse, even so, it looks pretty big budget. But it turns out the Vita version will only be available in South Korea and that won't come with English text, which seems rather pointless. 

Here's the Gematsu story covering the news and a trailer...


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