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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 to hit the 10% (currently 7%-ish) adoption rate among PS5 owners that would make it a bone fide hit gadget.   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 cool. Assuming the 120HZ streaming is solid, an OLED would be the more welcome addition, especially with the latest generation of technology offering QD-OLED (Quantum Dot-OLED), WOLED (White-OLED) and other buzzy titles for smarter display.  Whatever ...

Sony's Gamescom's Vita underload

Okay, Gamescom has come and gone as far as the world is concerned, the big press show where Sony shows off its big guns came out not even firing blanks for Vita owners. SONY HAS NO AMMO. If you're looking for bodies among that wreckage, the company announced that Tearaway is coming to the PS4 (which is good as Media Molecule's game deserves a wider audience) and Mike Bithell's (he did mention the Vita, but I guess that was his rebellious nature) Volume is coming to PS4 and Vita in 2015.

Sony is now saying 'go on the show floor and look for indies', like Papers Please which is coming to the Vita and new shooter In Space We Brawl, but only journalists and a few intrepid gamers see that floor. The rest of the world is moving on and there's no Vita in it for them. The Gamescom press event was Sony's big marketing push for the west and it failed to even nod in the direction of the Vita.

Well done Sony, another nail in the coffin, as the last dregs of good will evaporate. Expect all Sony's focus to be on PS4 forthcoming, and if the Vita still gets indies beyond this time next year, I'd be impressed. Hope you all like Japanese titles!

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