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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...

Some PSP end-of-life questions for Sony

Sunday's thought for the day: As the PSP starts the gradual journey towards history (although my original Jap model still looks clean, shiny and plays great games - a far cry from the grubby family DS Lite) there are a few obvious questions that have never really been answered by Sony that deserve to be aired.

1) Why was there never a YouTube video app for it? How little development would that have taken, how much more utility would the PSP have got with a little nod to some social media.

2) Why did development of the browser stop so early? Clearly Flash was not a greatly realistic addition (given the struggles on far more powerful devices), but surely it could have been made a little more web-friendly.

3) PlayStation Spot, did anyone one ever use that? Surely having a booth at most bigger Game/HMV stores with some unique content to download would have encouraged some use.

4) Homebrew: Now its at end-of-life how about adding an official tab for home developed code on the XMB, it could encourage developers and gamers to get into PSP and then Vita.

Any thoughts or other suggestions more than welcome...

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