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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...

PS Vita's Social Features Could Appear on the PS3

Having described the Vita's updated social features at Develop last week, news comes that Sony may bolt some of them into the PS3. Sony's Phil Rogers, head of R&D, said the company is "thinking about it" according to Eurogamer, which would make a lot of sense.

While it might need an extra column in the XMB that takes you off into a more Vita-like space, it would follow on with the new idea of game transfers to allow you to keep a conversation going across the devices. I wouldn't be at all surprised if there was even an iPhone or Android app (like the PSN app) for the purely social aspects to make it a fully portable experience.

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