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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 ...

Weekend thought: Sony killing it on Vita memory cards

We might hate them, but Sony is raking money in with its Vita memory cards and will continue to do so. Perhaps one more reason why Sony is probably happier than we think about the Vita's overall sales. I picked up a 32GB memory card for my PC yesterday for £12. The same storage for the Vita costs around £58 on Amazon and almost all of that is extra profit for Sony.



With the PlayStation Plus offering now kicking in, existing owners on 4 and 8GB cards may well be looking to upgrade. That and the rush of new buyers will also drive these extra sales, helping to smooth over the previously weaker Vita sales. As long as the Vita struggles to sell, don't expect price cuts for the memory or third-party modules, they are a nice little earner for Sony.

Perhaps that's one reason why the Vita and PC Content Manager apps are so cack-handed. If it was easy to drag and drop whole games, save files and DLC between devices using WiFi, I'd be happy with the cheapest 4GB option Sony offers, instead its a slow nightmare and unusable expect for regular backups.

On an odd note, the Japanese Amazon site has slashed the prices of memory cards by around 18%, but they are only down to the level I see in the U.K. and the U.S., where a 32GB stick is around £50 (minus sales taxes).

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