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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 firmware 2.61 goes live

As you'd expect from a .01 release, there's not much new to look at with Sony saying the usual... "PS Vita system update 2.61 is coming soon, system software stability during use of some features has been improved." Haven't downloaded it yet, but will keep an eye out for any noticeable changes over the day.

Time for some rule that even a .01 update has to have at least one new or useful feature? Let us know if you spot anything. While we're here, what do you fancy seeing in the next big, presumably, 3.00 release? I'd like save state icons available on the top menu (or in a neat folder) allowing me to launch a game exactly where I left off, no menus and loading.

While  not specific to the upgrade, surely Netflix can get their EU app out now?

UPDATE: What the update does do is fix some PSP minis running on the Vita where the save file could be corrupted to allow running VHBL custom code (used for running emulators), some games still allow access to VHBL however. So, Sony is keeping the lid partially shut on the Vita from a potential piracy perspective, for now.

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