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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...

Sword Art Online heading west this summer

The manga-based Vita game, subtitled Hollow Fragment, is just about to explode onto shelves in Japan, but Bandai Namco (to use its new silly revised name) has promised a western translation this summer. The game (plenty of news here) was a massive hit on the PSP first time around, and Namco must hope the Vita version will do just as well.


It is only getting a digital release in the west, but we can't argue at getting an online party RPG. Sword Art Online on the PSP sold nearly 140,000 copies in its opening week. Would be good to see the Vita version do as well when it launches in Japan on Thursday. Following on from the Tales of Hearts R news, looks like the Vita will have a happy JRPG summer.

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