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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 ...

First PS Vita Apps Shown Off, Groovy Baby!

Aside from the likes of Facebook and the other usual suspects, the PS Vita will be open to a lot more apps than the PSP ever was. For instance you can ditch the supplied music player and use some cool custom ones. The first is supplied by the developer of the BlazBlue fighters.



Not too dissimilar from Jeff Minter's early attempts at trippy players, this one is called NOELS. It lets you watch characters from the fighting games dance around as the music plays with a host of groovy lighting effects and lots more info than you usually get from a music player.

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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