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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 Xperia Z3 devices also do Remote Play

Chipping away at the Vita's unique selling points, Sony's latest range of Xperia Z3 smartphones, revealed at IFA Berlin can also do Remote Play. Admittedly, not as elegantly, thanks to the rather tacky looking connector, but the new Compact and full-size smartphones can carry on the PS4 gaming in another room while the girls scoff popcorn!


If Sony does want to upgrade the Vita's specs with a new, more powerful edition, then the Z3 offers a reasonable benchmark to aim at. The new model boasts a 5-inch 1080p (1920 x 1080) Triluminous display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core processor clocked at 2.5GHz and 3GB of RAM, plus 16 or 32GB of internal storage. Cut out all the cellphone gubbins and I'm sure costs could be kept down.

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