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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...

Japan gets Radioko, a Vita radio app

While Europe still clings on in the hope of a Netflix app, Japan is rolling out a new Radioko app to allow Vita owners over there to stream live radio, with live Twitter feeds to add some interactivity. It looks pretty feature-packed for a radio app, perhaps we'll see a version in 2014, given the slow pace of apps arriving here (Wake-Up Club being the last memorable one).



While Sony Europe is doing an ace job driving indie games, which are pretty key to the Vita's survival, it'd be good to know if someone in the company was pushing for regular apps to make the handheld as essential as an iOS device.


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