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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...

Switch evolution adds larger OLED screen and memory

 Yesterday was one of the more fun times in gaming. Nintendo dropped its updated Switch and apart from the bigger, better screen and more storage, that's about it. Which annoyed the heck out of the chattering classes who were screaming out for a 4K Switch Pro ninja model. 

I understand why Nintendo wants to maintain 100% compatibility, but surely some sort of power-boost is available to the Nvidia Tegra X1 ARM 4 Cortex of the original? However, as long as good-looking games flow, that doesn't really matter. 

Then again, Nintendo is primarily a software company and is happy selling games to the widest possible audience, not spreading its efforts that cost it in the Wii U/3DS era and Sony suffered from the in PSP/PS3 and Vita/PS4 era. Shifting a few million OLED units will help while plans for a proper hardware upgrade in the future. 


Given the Joy Cons are the same, guess its still not the most comfortable thing to hold, but it looks like a solid visual improvement. And, today's OLED tech should be brighter than the Vita's which means it might be good for outdoor use. Shame it doesn't use the mini-LED tech, but I guess Nintendo is working to a tight budget here. 


Features on the Nintendo Switch OLED as it is officially called include:
  • Larger 7-inch OLED 720p screen 
  • Adjustable full-width kickstand 
  • New dock with wired LAN port 
  • Improved onboard speakers 
  • 64GB of internal memory 
But worth much more than that were all the memes about how the end-of-life Vita managed OLED a decade ago, and still has Bluetooth, Netflix (for people with a US Vita PSN account) and decent battery life (honestly, the Switch is terrible). 




 

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