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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 ...

Oh snap! Nintendo's 2DS reignites handheld wars

Outside of Japan, where the 3DS is king, portable sales are pretty much in the mire. Sony has jut cut the Vita's price but Nintendo has just trumped that with a whole new console. The 2DS is a non-3D 3DS machine, cheap at £109 or $129 which puts it in the price range of most toys, and well below the Vita's £169.

The device is a flat one, no folding to protect the screens and is supposed to be one big screen under all that plastic. With still no dual-sticks it limits its value to core gamers, but is so cheap that kids could lap it up.

While Nintendo has done a good job shifting the 3DS, this apparently backward step means under-7s can get a 2DS, avoiding the whole 3D eye strain thing. It can help shift lots of cheap games from the early catalogue and with a Wii U price cut, also help make Nintendo's big screen gaming less of a disaster. Or it could be ignored like the mini Wii, time will tell but Nintendo has definitely left Sony looking pretty pricey in sticker stakes.


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