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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...

The shout of the Vita fans is being heard

Despite Sony's inability to sell, ship or market the Vita, the few owners in the universe are being heard loud and proud by developers. In the last week, a petition to get Namco to consider the new Digimon game for the west passed its 50,000 goal. If that'll achieve anything remains to be seen but with increasing success in Japan, and their games selling reasonably over here, it is more likely to happen then not.

More modestly, Phoenix Force developer Awoker Games agreed to a Vita version after hearing plenty of fan feedback, with Attractio coming our way thanks to more outpourings of support. And in the last couple of days, the makers of Surgeon Simulator have asked to hear back if we want a Vita version, to much tweeting.


In the big scheme of things this is bad news. Developers shouldn't need to be asking if the Vita is a viable platform. While some at Sony, notably the Stategic Content guys, are waving the banner high and proud, somehow there's still a world of coders unaware of the Vita's potential. Sony really should be getting caned for this failing.

But, if we have to get our hands dirty, like with the #PSVitaDirect campaign, then the fans are doing the Vita proud, so well done us.

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