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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...

Doom mods another source of Vita gaming

Now the physical releases has slowed to a rare drip, if you want something new to do with your Vita, other than collect older boxed games or fill out your digital collection, homebrew is the way to go. A quick mod, learn how to use VitaShell, and you can add all sorts of fun ports and original games. 

Not only Android ports like the amazing recent patch for the Android Crazy Taxi, but for all-new content like Doom 2 mod Thatcher's Techbase, out this week. Which does beg the question why Sony wasn't investigating these ideas for its own curated store years ago! 

It does for former and very-dead British Prime Minister Maggie Thatcher what Wolfenstein did for Hitler. Dragging her corpse out for one last battle, can't wait to see what the British right-wing tabloids think of this desecration. 

Note, since Thatcher's Techbase is free and cannot be paid for, the developers hope you can support these charities instead. Here's a shot from @NightmareModeGo of the mod (source .wad file here) in action... 


... and given there's a huge library of mods, wads and new adventures across the Doom, Doom 2 and Quake engines, which run glossily and smoothly on the Vita. Feel free to dive into those archives (and some great gaming history as covered by this RPS piece).


Another recent port to the Vita is ZGloom, a Doom-like game from the Amiga era available on the homebrew browser and other sources. 

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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