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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...

Final Fantasy Type-0 Rates Near Perfect in Famitsu

Square's grand farewell to the PSP ends up scoring 39 out of 40 in the latest issue of Famitsu. The double-UMD game gets top billing, with a host of other PSP games reviewed, looks like the big game season is here. Sure, Famitsu scores are pretty meaningless these days, but its good to know Square really threw all its weight behind this game.

[PSP] Final Fantasy Type-0: 10, 9, 10, 10
[PSP] Senritsu no Stratus: 8, 8, 7, 7
[PSP] Ragnarok Hikari to Yami no Koujo: 8, 8, 8, 8
[PSP] R-15 Portable: 6, 6, 5, 6
[PSP] Tanteibu The Detective Club: 7, 7, 6, 6
[PSP] NBA 2K12: 7, 7, 7, 7

I ran through the Japanese demo a while back. The actual review isn't publishing until tomorrow, check back for some choice quotes. By the way, bonus points to anyone who can figure out what the hell Ragnarok is from this trailer... all I get is Venice and bad manga...


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