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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...

Vita's first GTA Stories title to be a GTA IV prequel?

Just found this on a Spanish site and see it in a few other low-key places, so treat with a huge pinch of salt. But RockStar has form on the PSP with its GTA ... Stories series, so this rumour does make sense. The basics being that a GTA IV Stories game will launch on Vita and PS3 pretty soon, and that it will be a prequel to the main GTA IV game.

The site also says (translated), "sources close to the developer say that they have been testing for inclusion in their games of touch options" which would make sense, although the game will do just fine with dual sticks thanks - and I never really had much trouble playing the PSP editions.

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