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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...

Sony Japan gets stuck Vita gamers chatting on iOS and Android

If only life were that simple in the west. Now Vita gamers in Japan have a dedicated mobile app for getting help when they're stuck in a game. For now it works with Soul Sacrifice, but I suspect the presence of man-in-hat, means it'll work with all monster slaying type games soon enough.

Quite why it needs four minutes of advert to sell the concept of Kyoutou Guild is beyond me, but if Japanese gamers want to smile winningly at each other through their smartphones, then who are we to argue? Chances of a western version are probably slim.


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