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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 ...

Latest Vita Media Create data and Famitsu scores

Things went full-on summer holiday mode in Japan last week with no new entries and sales figures heading for the hills. The Vita managed to sell 3,083 units according to Media Create, so even in the quiet times, people are still picking up Sony's ageing hardware in decent numbers. But nothing like the Switch which managed over 54.5K on a no-news week.


Over in Famitsu land, good scores for a couple more Vita games, with slightly higher hopes for the Toybox-developed mystery adventure, World End Syndrome published by Arc System Works where the dead come back to life every 100 years.

World End Syndrome 8/8/8/8
Piofiore no Banshou 8/8/7/8

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