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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 ...

PSP Engine, Vita Face Recognition and Other Tech Shown Off in Japan

Sony has shown off its upgrade engine that turns humble PSP titles into monster games for PS3 along with some new Vita technologies. The PSP Engine was demonstrated at a game developer tools event in Japan and showed off:

High res rendering
Wireless controller support
3D stereoscopic output
Ad-hoc party gaming
Main/Video memory expansion
Common save data usage

UPDATE: Here's a video of the face recognition tech in action:





The translation of the Famitsu article is sketchy but Vita facial recognition technology was also shown off, demonstrating how it can detect emotional states of players and can use your face's movements when doing avatar-based video chat.

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