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July 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 .  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...

House of the Dead comes back to haunt the Switch

 I love the House of the Dead series, from way back in the 90's arcades, to the awesome Dreamcast lightgun and House of the Dead 2, with its cheesy dialogue and terrible outfits. All the way up to the Wii collection and the odd trip to the latest sit-in HotD5 Scarlet Dawn arcade machine, its pure gaming fun. 


The cycle continues with a remake of the original coming to the Switch, bringing those carbon-dated polygons up to something a little more substantial. Developer MegaPixel "promises that the classic arcade rail-shooter receives a whole new entourage and gameplay changes to suit modern gaming standards."

I have no idea why Sega isn't in charge, but it looks like a good example of big brands farming out their legacy IP to smaller studios to see what they can do. 

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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