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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...

How Sony could inadvertently screw up Vita

In the console wars, Microsoft has one big advantage. Like Apple's iPhone, it only had the one product, Xbox. Sony has to split resources between two, PS3 and Vita.

That will lead to some hard decisions. And we saw how Sony screwed up by ignoring the PSP after its launch to focus on PS3. Sure, it has promised not to repeat the mistake, but the company is losing money (there's a very good article on Sony's overall health here) and if it trims a couple of studios here and there may find itself in the same boat again.

Also, if a game is released by a third party on PS3, Vita and Xbox, the PS3 sales will look lower as some gamers buy the portable version. Then, Microsoft claims the win and Sony appears to be doing worse. How long before it politely asks for delays in Vita launches to not skew the sales figures?

I don't see any of these problems as major ones, but it only takes a slight perception of failure or weakness (BlackBerry's recent troubles anyone?) in the eyes of consumers or publishers for a product to be damaged.

Just a cheery thought for the weekend.

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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