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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...

Trophies in Lone Survivor, not your usual rewards

Since I was late the PS3 party, I was never really all that wowed by trophies on the Vita (expect the 100 hours of playing Montezuma Blitz, that bitch will be mine), I play the games for the game. Someone seemingly in a similar vein of mind is Jasper Byrne, developer of Lone Survivor to be published by Curve, an adventure that would seem a sticky issue for trophies.


His latest blog post highlights his thoughts, and some ability to evolve by Sony on the process of adding them to the Vita version of the game. It discusses his keeping the trophies low-key and just how deep the Platinum trophy will be hidden.

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