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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 to hit the 10% (currently 7%-ish) adoption rate among PS5 owners that would make it a bone fide hit gadget.   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 cool. Assuming the 120HZ streaming is solid, an OLED would be the more welcome addition, especially with the latest generation of technology offering QD-OLED (Quantum Dot-OLED), WOLED (White-OLED) and other buzzy titles for smarter display.  Whatever ...

Its the Gamescom PS Vita prediction bingo game

If you're a Vita owner, then question has to be what will Sony cock-up this time after the E3 disaster? The company has a hell of a lot of good will to win back after the Type 0 fiasco. Alas, it has next to no first party resources (they're all working on PS4 titles, apparently), no third-party support (except for Japanese studios, LEGO games and a few easy ports) to bring some good news with.

Sure, it can show a massive indie and crowd-funded show-reel of games (the release list goes well into 2015) that are already announced. And, there's likely a few PC indies it has signed up on the quiet.

But, as a fan and punter, I'm looking at the screen (except on my Vita because Sony can't be bothered to create a Gamescom app for its own platform) and waiting for some big news. What on earth could that be? What would make me think it was holding on to my Vita for?

The easy wins for Sony are sequels, expansions or new games built on existing engines. Tearaway, Killzone Mercenary, Call of Duty all have Vita engines ready to use and it costs a lot less to get an Asian or Eastern European third-party to knock out a game that uses them, but doesn't have the big-game-name attached.

Next up is more HD remakes, from the stable of PS one games including Syphon Filter, which is due a refresh, to more of Sony's cartoon chums. Then there's the dream, the big game coming down from the rafters with a halo around it and fireworks going off. Just.... one.... game... that's all Sony has to find from somewhere.

If it does "reannounce" FF Type-0 then I hope the press gives a really slow handclap to that notion. But otherwise, Take 2 seems to be only standard-bearer based on its success with Borderlands 2, so could that Bioshock iOS news come back round with a Vita attached?


The winner's prize is another year in hellish Vita anticipation, will we ever learn?

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