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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...

Last roll of the dice for Sega?

Once mighty Sega, facing more losses (after a brief period in the black last year), is restructuring (again) and slashing jobs in the west (again), suggesting that its almost time to wave goodbye to Sonic and the swirly Dreamcast logo of old.

Sure it might struggle on with mobile dross and a focus on its digital subscription-based titles like PSO2, but with creative output crumbling - yet another Sonic reboot? Really? There's not much left in the barrel.

Stumbling along in Japan, PSO2 has reached its second birthday with a batch of new content, plus a new patch for Phantasy Star Nova that ups the player level limit and adds super hard quests. Those and in-app purchase heavy mobile games like Chain Chronicle seem to be Sega's future.

There could be yet another Hatsune Miku, eventually. But that's not going to help it in the west, where even powerhouse developers Creative Assembly and Sports Interactive might be looking for an exit from Sega's shaky grasp.


Still in development in Japan is online RPG World End Eclipse, which would be an appropriate title to end Sega's journey. Anyone see any signs of hope for the company? Given the ace job Sumo Digital did with Outrun on PSP, Sonic Racing, and LittleBigPlanet 3, perhaps Sega need to give them a call and churn out some fun classic Sega title revamps fast?

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