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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...

Rocketbirds Evolution heading straight for Vita and PS4

Ratloop must be pretty pleased with the success of the first Rocketbirds encounter with the Vita as a sequel is on the way, announced at an indie developer meet-up in Japan. The trailer is pretty brief but shows off the game's beefed-up PS4-friendly visuals. Top soundtrack too, if this snippet is just an example of what's to follow.

Also announced for the Vita was Infinita Strata, which I'm pretty sure has nothing to do with Infinite Stratos, being coded by cutesy puzzle and RPG house office5656. I'd have thought the Japanese would be more into indie Vita games, especially with the growing mobile dominance and ease-of-porting from Unity, but perhaps it takes longer to get things going over there.

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