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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...

Kaleidoscope of the Phantom Prison offers twisted visual novel fun

 In the wind down to Christmas, I missed what I guess is one of the final Japanese Vita releases, Entergram's visual novel Kaleidoscope of the Phantom Prison. A horror, yet cute, visual novel, it sees four highschoolers get kidnapped and made to play a vicious game where they are told either everyone will die, or one girl will die and the others survive. 


There's a five-minute time limit and a hand of Cards of Fate to decide how the story unfolds, two Judgement cards, a Pierrot card, and a Prisoner card. All of which sounds rather 999/Dangan-fun-pa, but guess we'll never get to see it over here on any platform (it is also out on Switch and PS4). 

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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