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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...

Need for Speed to trump Call of Duty Black Ops on the Vita

Here's an interesting powerplay. We had two top Vita games that the developers were as mute as swans over until Gamescom. Now everyone's talking, and it looks like Activision/Nihilistic's Call of Duty can't live up to the expectations of the full-screen version, while EA/Criterion's Need for Speed Most Wanted will be the full-fat game on the go.


Admittedly, this is based on a feature list and some very early multiplayer-only impressions, but if Call of Duty doesn't meet expectations, that could be a nail in the coffin for Nihilistic, having blown up two franchises (this and Resistance) in succession. If they're on a metacritic pay scenario and if they can't answer the general wave of criticism quickly (with a November release date), stick a fork in them.


But, Criterion, with barely a duff note in its history (Redline Racer, Black), could bring out a stellar effort for Need for Speed on the Vita and with the cross-compatible Autolog should see die-hard Most Wanted fans snapping up the Vita to continue their adventures on the go. The only problem is, no one has really seen it yet, I'm going on IGN's interview, which is bound to be positive, but if Criterion is on the mark, it could be this game that sells the Vita  to core gamers this year, rather than Call of Duty.

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