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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.   There's a PlayStation State of Play coming up on 12th February that might act as an announcement point. Certainly, PlayStation needs to make Portal more a core member of the PS5 family, rather than a 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 ...

PSP 2011 Release List

Here's what to look forward this year on the PSP (Japanese, UK and US dates, compiled from various sites - but should be broadly similar). Will add a PSP2 list as news leaks out, if I've missed anything here, let me know.

Jan
27 - Valkyria Chronicles 3 (Sega)

Feb
04 - Lord of Arcana (Square Enix)
11 - Ben 10 Ultimate Alien (Namco)
11 - Test Drive Unlimited Essentials (Namco) (CANNED? - NOTHING ON NAMCO SITE)
17 - LEGO Star Wars III: Clone Wars (LucasArts)
25 - Tactics Ogre (Square Enix)

Mar
08 - MLB 11: The Show (Sony)
08 - Phantom Brave (Nippon Ichi) (UMD and PSN in US, PSN only in Europe)
12 - Dissidia 012 Duodecim (Square Enix)
17 - God Eater Burst (Namco)
18 - Monster Jam: Path of Destruction (Activision)
25 - Naruto Shippenden: Kizuna Drive (Namco)
29 - Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (U.S.) (XSeed) 

Q1
Battle vs Chess (Topware)
Jikandia: The Timeless Land (Aksys)

Apr
01 - WWE All Stars (THQ)
01 - 3rd Birthday (Square Enix)
12 - Patapon 3 (Sony)
22 - Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection (Square)
29 - Thor (Sega) - CANCELLED
29 - Persona 3 (Ghostlight)

May
06 - Guilty Gear XX (PQube)
17 - The Little Battlers (Level 5) (US Date)
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
Monster Hunter Portable 3 (Capcom)
Gladiator Begins (Acquire)
NEW - White Knight Chronicles: Origins (Level 5)


June
30 - Eliminage III  (Starfish - Japan)

July
Captain America Super Soldier (Sega) (Was listed as PSP, but there is no PSP logo on the site and given that Sega has canned Thor, suspect this might go the same way)

August

TNT Racers (Keen Games)
White Knight Chronicles: Episode Portable Dogma Wars (Sony)
25 - Black Rock Shooter (Japanese release, but hope it gets an official western outing)
30 - Madden NFL 12 (EA)
PES 2012 (Konami)


No Release Date
BlazBlue II Continuum Shift
Naruto Shippenden Narutimate Impact
Lego Harry Potter 2 (EA)

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