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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...

Vita refresh model to offer 4G, HDMI and be cheaper?

You can ignore the 4G, that's really for mobile-obsessed Japan, but will be a nice-to-have feature in the coming years. The HDMI-out shown a recent Sony patent for a new model of Vita will be key to helping sell the console, allowing us to play games on the big screen. Tie that in with a streaming service like Gaikai and Sony can use the Vita as a replacement for the PS3 when the PS4 is unveiled next week.



Sony won't kill off the PS3 obviously, but by pushing the Vita as the cheaper PS4 option with a huge library of games to stream, plus the current and new titles, it could become an interesting proposition for gamers, especially with the mooted price cut (for the old version at a guess) but Sony really needs the new version to be $199£160 too.

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