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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...

US Vita gets more video apps, Europe waving frantically!

Today's U.S. PSN update will see a herd of new apps come online with more available soon. Yankee-types will be able to bask in endless video from the likes of anime-farm Crunchyroll, NHL GameCenter and Qello, a concert broadcaster. Coming soon will be the likes of Hulu Plus, Redbox and Gaiam TV.

 Now, okay, we don't need desperately the NHL (or perhaps you do) but the rest of them (plus the still missing Netflix for Europe app) would make neat additions to our OLED screens. Hopefully we'll get a matching announcement tomorrow, or at least some indication that Sony gives a stuff about the Vita's non-gaming capabilities.

I mean, when was the browser last updated (an issue that plagued the PSP)? And why is the Twitter and Facebook integration still pretty crappy, two years on from launch? If Sony wants to pretend the Vita is more than just a game device, it could at least make a little effort?

Of course, with all these apps, that does make a tiny bit more likely that the Vita TV will ship at some point, although with Amazon, Google and everyone else throwing TV streamers at buyers, that possibility is shrinking fast.

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