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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...

New colour Vita models the start of something beautiful?

Sony is releasing its usual refresh of Vita colour models, with an orange, blue and white edition in Japan, releasing in a couple of weeks. The Aqua Blue model is even creeping out of Japan and landing in America with a GameStop exclusive for November for the usual $199.
Perhaps other colours will go to other stores? However, this is all nothing without some new games, marketing, or development effort. So, is this the start of a Sony push for the second age of Vita? Or just the usual minimal effort revamp or a revamp.

In announcing this, Sony's PlayStation Twitter account was instantly flooded with requests for SD card and HD out support, plus a return to OLED screens - all things the Vita could do at the drop of a hat, to help make it more user-friendly. Still, we can dream, right.

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