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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.   There's a PlayStation State of Play coming up on 12th February that might act as an announcement point. Certainly, PlayStation needs to make Portal more a core member of the PS5 family, rather than a 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 ...

Ridge Racer revving up the interest on the Vita

Remember all the low reviews and furrowed brows when Sony/Namco arsed up Ridge Racer for the Vita launch? (Here's my £16.99 worth). Well, since those early days, a couple more tracks have made their way to the store (for free if you got the Gold Pass thingy) and a boatload of music from across the series. Japanese gamers are also getting some very pretty new skins for their cars.



A check on the Japanese Ridge site shows off some of the even smarter content headed our way, eventually. So, hold off on that initial disappointment and get downloading to open up the new roads. While they won't gloss over the broken lack of challenge and feeble multiplayer mode, there is still some goodness in this game to be had.

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