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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...

Purified looking malevolently excellent on Vita

While the time of official Vita launches is over, developers are still creating some fine-looking homebrew titles, none more so than Purified. Unveiled back in the summer, developer Jocke "Balder" Häggström has broken radio silence with a festive update and a pic of boss Ripjaw. 


Check out his Twitter for more info, plus screens and videos of the latest version in action. Can't wait to see it in full, hopefully in 2022, but with no time pressure, happy to see this when the arena shooter is all done. 


Also wonder what other goodies solo devs and port crews have up their sleeves, as the Vita looks forward to moving underground in 2022. 

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