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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 future releases does Japan want to play?

The latest list of most wanted games from Famitsu readers is out in Japan and makes for stark reading. Only one Vita game in the top 10, and the top two dominated by the PSP's favourite series. Perhaps there's a Persona 5 Portable and a Monster Hunter 5 Freedom in the dim distant future, but the rest of the list is pretty stodgy fare.

01/03. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom, Fall 2014) – 779 votes
02/01. [PS3] Persona 5 (Atlus, Winter 2014) – 731 votes
03/04. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV (Square Enix, TBA) – 681 votes
04/02. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 663 votes
05/06. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix, TBA) – 460 votes
08/13. [PSV] Freedom Wars (SCEJ, Summer 2014) – 354 votes
19/23. [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z Jigoku-Hen (Namco Bandai, 04/10/14) – 191 votes
23/25. [PSV] Over My Dead Body 2 (SCEJ, Summer 2014) – 148 votes
28/—. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki II (Falcom, 2014) – 117 votes
29/—. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment (Namco Bandai, 04/24/14) – 115 votes

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