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Possible new PlayStation Portal model pays homage to the Vita's OLED

While much of the focus on PlayStation's next steps is the PS6 and PS6 Portable , the two-year old PlayStation Portal could be getting a revamp according to those pesky internet rumours.  Update : Hints at pricing are around £/$250-299 for the new model, but everything remains deeply in rumours territory. Presumably the goal is to hit the 10% (currently 7%-ish) adoption rate among PS5 owners, something that would make it a bone fide hit gadget.   The recent February  PlayStation State of Play  saw no announcement. But, PlayStation needs to make Portal more a core member of the PS5 family, rather than the distant cousin that most of its appearances suggest.  As the improvement in connectivity and streaming tech, proven by many gamers enjoying their PS5 or PlayStation Plus streamed content from around the world, an updated Portal Pro could be on the cards.  Possibly featuring a 120Hz display and an OLED screen in honour of the mighty Vita, that'd be coo...

Xperia Play Could be the Ultimate Classic Gaming Machine

Just saw a great video on YouTube, showing the Xperia Play running all sorts of classic games (and you don't have to chip it, break the firmware or anything else dodgy to do it). Here it is running Mario Kart 64 (about 1 minute in) and Starfox (about 4 minutes in).


I'm not sure how many would buy a £500 phone just to play old games, but given the amount of MAME and other emulator forum activity there is, it could become the toy de jour for retro gamers. Then again, given most N64 and similar era gamers are all grown up now, then have the disposable income and hopefully a nostalgic tear in their eye.

Given Android's openness, pretty much every emulator is or will be available but not one other phone has the keys need for the real experience. Throw in the wide availability of ROMs (and plenty of people who still have the kit to claim they can legitimately play them), I reckon Xperia Play could get a fair boost thanks to this bonus feature.

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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