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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...

Under the hood of Ridge Racer, drift, multiplayer and tuning

Sony/Namco have promised some new features for the PS Vita release of Ridger Racer and Famitsu has some details and pics. First up is the level of drift which can be set to your chosen spec, presumably now any car type can drift as much as you like.


In multiplayer, which was the main theme of the first Ridge video, we have the "Planetary League." As well as straight racing, teams and drivers can play other modes that have specific objectives to achieve, by winning points - the translation also says "kill a rival" but that might be rather non-literal.


Finally, there's the new tune-up options which looks a little groovier than previous versions but still seems to offer the same set of basic boosts to the car.


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