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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...

Nintendo's Response to PS Vita, 3DS Price Cut and Free Games

You knew it was coming, with the less than stellar sales of the 3DS, (only 700,000+ in the last quarter) Nintendo is slashing the price of the console and offering a host of free games to users. From August 12, the price will drop to $169 in the U.S. with similar cuts around the world.

By way of an apology to those who paid the full launch price, gamers will get a whopping 20 free titles, although some of these will be Virtual Console NES titles and the like. Which means the PS Vita on launch will look pretty pricey, although some 3 million people snapped up the 3DS at its original launch price.



The price cut was always going to happen at Nintendo, but you suspect they would rather than got another year out of the 3DS before having to do it, how long did the Wii sell at its full price for? This also acts as a spoiler for when Sony announces the PSV release date at GamesCon in August, good timing, but still not something Nintendo would have wanted.

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