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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...

PS Vita firmware 1.8 adds PS Classics support

Trouble is, its not out yet. This snippet from Japan was mentioned by Sony as the company rolled out some PS2 games for the PS3. The update will be out sometime in the summer and finally let us play the likes of Final Fantasy VII, Ridge Racer Type 4, Vagrant Story and others on the Vita's gorgeous screen.

Since we're currently on version 1.69, let's hope Sony skips 1.7 and brings us straight to 1.8 in the next few weeks. Personally, I still think a Gaikai-based subscription service will be a better deal than downloading the limited number of PS One games, but we'll see in time.

Until then, watch the skies for the next Vita firmware update, and await the day that annoying tag next to your PS One games "Cannot download to a PS Vita system" will finally go away. What PS One games will you be grabbing when this firmware update hits?

Here's a snippet from the translated Japanese press release:

"You can enjoy the games that were released in the past on the PC Engine and PlayStation, in version 1.80 on PS Vita.

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