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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 to hit the 10% (currently 7%-ish) adoption rate among PS5 owners that would make it a bone fide hit gadget.   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 cool. Assuming the 120HZ streaming is solid, an OLED would be the more welcome addition, especially with the latest generation of technology offering QD-OLED (Quantum Dot-OLED), WOLED (White-OLED) and other buzzy titles for smarter display.  Whatever ...

Toro's Friendly Network hits Asian PS Vitas

Available in Chinese and Japanese, this fun little social networking game and meeting place arrived on the Hong Kong PSN recently. Read into the broken English and the trailer what you will.

“TORO’s Friendly Network” application can help you to increase PlayStation®Network pairing in a free way. This app based on the input of personal intelligence interacting with Facebook and Twitter applications to recommend some friends to you. If you find a suitable user, you can exchange name cards with each other immediately and thus increase the number of your friends! After gathered a group of friends, it can help you to create a luxurious courtyard and dress up your avatar to be more stylish.



Sounds a bit like PlayStation Home remade as PlayStation Playground to me, with some dungeoneering thrown in. Seems unlikely we'll get this here, but you never know.

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