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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...

Japan prepares to welcome the PS Vita

In a few hours, lucky Japanese gamers will be picking up the PS Vita. Expect some frenetic scenes as gamers move into the next generation of portable fun. Andriasang has a massive gallery of the accessories that will be available.



Japanese stores are preparing for the big day with events and expect lots of photos of happy campers queueing for hours, then gurning for the camera when they get their little blue box. I'll update this page with news and pics as they happen.

It'll be fun to see what games the early movers pick up for their Vita and just what their reaction is to the price of memory.

UPDATES:

Here we have what looks like the first real-world user unboxing of a PS Vita.



Enjoy a browse through the PS Vita's manual on the official site, in English. You can now take screenshots as you play (PS button and Start at the same time)

Play Asia do a bit of PS Vita unboxing, the dirty teasers:




Famitsu has site up its own Vita site to keep track of events, (easily translatable with Google Chrome).

Word is the first shipment of PS Vitas is some 700,000 which doesn't sound much for a company that's been aiming for a single territory launch. Apple must be laughing their faces off, that's barely enough for metropolitan Tokyo's gamers let alone the rest of the country.


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