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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...

Evercade announces first four Arcade carts

The Evercade story started out with plenty of NES and Atari VCS ports of famous arcade games, but the little handheld and the upcoming console version clearly have the power to run 8-bit and 16-bit arcade originals. 

The developers at Blaze were hinting that retro arcade games were coming not long after last year's launch, and now it looks like we will see the full potential of the Evercade. The company has just announced its first batch, from the very start of gaming in Pong to some pretty modern looking titles. The first four Arcade carts revealed are... 


Wow, there's a lot of them, some 37 titles by my count! And I like the purple to distinguish them from the home versions. These represent the final carts for 2021 from Evercade, but there's still more news to come, with pack-in content for the Vs console. 

Check out the video for a closer look with Atari, Data East, Gaelco and Technos represented. Some of them are already on Evercade in home console form, but I consider that practice for the real thing and there's plenty of new games and titles that are totally new to me. 



Releasing in November alongside the Vs console, get ready for a retro Christmas.

Technos (By ArcSystemWorks) 
The CombaTribes (1990) 
BlockOut (1989) 
Battle Lane V (1986) 
Double Dragon II: The Revenge (1988) 
Double Dragon III: The Rosetta Stone (1990)
Mania Challenge (1986) 
Minky Monkey (1982) 
Mysterious Stones (1984) 

Data East 
Bad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja (1988)
Breakthru (1986) 
Burger Time (1982)
Chain Reaction  (1995)
Dark Seal (1990)
Darwin 4078 (1986) 
Lock and Chase (1981) 
Sly Spy (1989) 
TumblePop (1991) 
Wizard Fire (1990)

Gaelco 
Alligator Hunt (1994) 
Biomechanical Toy (1995) 
Glass (1993) 
Snowboarding Championship (1996)
Thunder Hoop (1992)
World Rally (1993) 

Atari 
Asteroids Deluxe (1981) 
Canyon Bomber (1979) 
Centipede (1980)
Crystal Castles (1983)
Liberator (1982)
Lunar Lander (1979)
Millipede (1982)
Missile Command (1980)
Night Driver (1976)
Pong (1972)
Sky Diver (1978)
SuperBreakout (1978)
Warlords (1980)

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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