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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.   There's a PlayStation State of Play coming up on 12th February that might act as an announcement point. Certainly, PlayStation needs to make Portal more a core member of the PS5 family, rather than a 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 ...

PSN Store Back Up By the End of the Week

UPDATE - Scrap all that, Sony has just announced that today's maintenance has now been postponed, which could mean anything!

With maintenance due today, the PSN store is due back up by the end of this week according to the latest update on Sony's blog. That's a little later than the promised end of month, but its been so long now that a few more days won't make a difference.

Still wondering what Sony plans to do to manage the capacity of xx million users all crying out in delight at once and rushing to get their free downloads. The odds on the system going straight back down again under the load have to be pretty high, but we'll see!

In the rush up to E3, we already have a name for the NGP but apart from some chat about Uncharted, its all being rather quiet. How long can that last?

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