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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...

Atelier series celebrates 20 years in Japan, waves bye to Vita

Ahead of the release of Atelier of the New Earth Nelke and the Legendary Alchemists from Gust, the company is celebrating 20 years of the series, with some impressive art on Tokyo's subway. The series has been a faithful servant on the PlayStation, PSP and Vita, if passed over in the west for the last couple of entries.


On the plus side, we've had Atelier Firis, Shallie Plus, Ayesha Plus, Escha and Logy Plus and my favourite Atelier Sophie (review), along with all 9GB of the The Arland Trilogy. Throw in the host of missions, costumes and music DLC on PSN, and publisher Koei has done pretty well out of the series on the Vita.

Next release, the much delayed Nelke is likely the last Gust Vita release with Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland missing out the Vita completely in Japan and the west, so goodbye and thanks for all the potions.

I do wonder why they don't farm out the perfectly good Sophie-era engine to other developers who might want to craft their own RPG series?

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