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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...

Vita arena-shooter Purified update, no shooting in the library!

Last year, Swedish solo dev Jocke "Balder" Häggström showed off the first glimpse of Purified, an exciting-looking Vita homebrew Quake-like arena shooter. There was another little update this March, but things have been quiet since. And that's cool - we're VitaIsland - we're used to waiting and we're not doing any of that dev-hassle, right? Balder has broken cover with a fresh update...



That patience has been rewarded with a new bunch of info, short video and more screens on Balder's Twitter, with a few of the new HQ images below. They show off enemies fighting back, some new architecture in the Library, and more detail and visual features.  




Can't wait to see the end result, whenever that happens. Our Vita consoles will always be ready, updated for maximum stability. Brian Czernikowski is on musical duty, hopefully delivering a suitably edgy soundtrack.

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