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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...

PSP E1000 Specs Announced

The new PSP model really has hacked out some features to make it as cheap as possible, we knew that Wi-Fi had gone, but so has one speaker and all the bottom row buttons have been replaced with a single sensor strip.

Read my thoughts on the present-friendly toy here, and see the first video of it in action. 

The full specs have been listed:



  •     LCD screen: 4.3 inches / 10.9 cm (16:9) full-transparent type, TFT drive. Approximately 16,770,000 colours displayed.
  •     Sound: Monaural speaker.
  •     Internal disc drive: Read-only Universal Media Disc drive.
  •     Interface: DC IN 5V connector. Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant). DC OUT connector. Headset connector. Memory Stick PRO DuoTM slot.
  •     Power source: AC Adaptor: DC 5.0 V. Lithium-Ion rechargeable Battery Pack.
  •     Maximum power consumption: Approx. 6 W (when charging).
  •     External dimensions: Approx. 172.4 × 73.4 × 21.6 mm (width × height × depth) (excludes largest projection).
  •     Weight: Approx. 223 g (including Battery Pack).
  •     Operating environment: temperature 5C – 35C.
  •     Universal Media Disc laser
  •     Wave length: 655 – 665 nm.
  •     Power: Max. 0.28 mW.
  •     Type: Semiconductor, continuous.
  •     AC Adaptor
  •     Input: AC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz.
  •     Output: DC 5 V, Max. 1500 mA.
  •     External dimensions: Approx. 61 × 23 × 84 mm (width × height × depth) (excludes largest projection).
  •     Weight: Approx. 62 g


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