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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...

What's the Vita's next big visual novel?

Just a stray weekend thought here, Virtue's Last Reward generated some interest in visual novels when translated by Aksys for us westerners on the Vita. But that was nothing compared to the new bear on the block, Danganronpa Trigger Happy Havoc going gangbusters in forums (5,000 posts over two threads on NeoGAF), lots of high praise tweets and every step and death covered on YouTube.

It seems like one of the few games that has unified the dinky Vita user base around a title, which hopefully means more games will head our way.

We're definitely getting Danganronpa 2 with its tropical island setting, and NIS America have another surefire hit. But what else could venture west to tap into this new interest in murderous detective work and progressive story telling? The PSP was full of visual novels and the Vita in Japan is getting updates or conversions from specialists 5bp including Infinite Stratos, Steins;Gate and Robotics;Notes (below). Do these games have the style and pizzazz to grab western gamers? That's pretty doubtful, but the sci-fi overtones could be rather compelling



I'm not sure about the relationship-focused games (of which there are apparently millions) with the likes of Oregairu coming to Japan, but unlikely to be worth the translation. What else is there in the crazed psyche of writers that could tempt us? I'm no expert so feel free to comment and point out some possibilities.

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