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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...

Rumours of a bigger Vita sneak out of Japan

IIt didn't take long for Nintendo to shove an XL on the original 3DS. So should we be surprised that Sony might be sneaking out a larger-screen Vita?

Reports from a Japanese newspaper (Tokyo Keizai, which appears to be a university, making the story sound a bit fishy) suggest a PCH-2000 model will come restyled to match the PS4, sporting a 6.3″ OLED but at the same resolution and with 1 GB of system RAM. Surely they could squeeze full HD into that without upsetting the applecart?

The extra memory will let more programs multitask, but won't be accessible to games to preserve BW compatibility. The question is, besides what's the point, is will it include some internal storage or support for cheaper memory cards? That'd be nice, along with decent speakers which are appearing in phones and tablets now.

The Vita is already plenty big and users are asking for HD-out, not a larger model. The idea might appeal to Japan, but is part of their insane, must have every colour/size/shape culture. The west won't bat an eyelid, unless perhaps it offers full Android and acts as a phablet too.

A reveal, if true was slated for TGS, but if the leaks prove true, why wait for such an inconsequential announcement. Any name suggestions? PSV-Go, PSV-Stay, PSV-Wideboy?

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