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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...

Monster Hunter 4G confirmed for 3DS only

With the Vita now selling consistently well in Japan, and a wide range of hunting games on show, it doesn't really need Monster Hunter to help "save" it. But, would it help? Hell, yeah! So, its predictable, but still a shame, that Capcom has announced Monster Hunter 4G for the 3DS only, following on from the WiiU MH4 Ultimate title.

Even in all its pixelated grubbiness, the trailer for the 3DS will still help shift a few million copies and loads of hardware in Japan.

Yes, the Vita is still getting some Monster Hunter love, in the form of the upgraded Frontier G version, but even in the loose sense that 4G is a "new" game, this is really stretching the definition, being based on a seven-year old release, with a two-year old update. Also, its hard to find numbers but there's supposed to be about 250,000 subscribers for the PC version, which isn't great. The success of MHFG depends on that user base wanting to go portable, given the limited feature set of the full PC/PS3 experience.

All of which is pretty immaterial for us, since importers will likely find the Frontier Vita game blocked from the servers. So for now, just boot up good old Monster Hunter Freedom Unite and keep on enjoying the game as it was meant to be played.

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