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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...

PS Vita Roundup is 10 years old

 As you may have noticed by the changes to the header, this blog has hit the big one-oh! An entire decade and over 7,500 posts. Back then, revving up for Christmas 2010, all the talk was about the PSP's last few big hitters like The 3rd Birthday and Gran Turismo. 

Then there was the incoming PlayStation Android Phone, eventually called Xperia Play and whatever Sony had planned for PlayStation Portable 2 (the blog was originally called PSP2 Roundup, still in the URL), eventually called the Vita. A system that seemed destined to fit in neatly between the PS3 and PS4 and do some cool mobile tricks. 

The early days were full of whispers of an Uncharted game, as if a portable could really do justice to the PS3 series. And so many big dreams and ideas, some of which happened and some died in shame, while the Vita struggled to find a home in the market. 

Through thick and thinner, some 7,500 posts later, I'm still going as I love the Vita - one of the best examples of hardware design - Posts are a bit slower than in its brief hey day, but us Vita owners march on in to a second decade, in the vague hope that Sony will do something portable again. 

Remember, NEVER turn your back on the Vita! And with just one year to go until the Vita itself turns 10, look forward to still blogging about it then! 

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