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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...

Vita sales up 25% since PS4 launch

Sony's Tokyo Games Show conference has wrapped in Japan, with the company claiming a boost in sales of some 25% for the Vita since the PlayStation 4 launched. Quite what that means in real numbers we'll only find in Sony's financial results, now it has stopped selling the PSP it can't hide the Vita's numbers.


I'll start digging out any TGS game news (cool art above) in-between real-world commitments. In other news, Sony as a company is still struggling. Now dragged down by its mobile unit, which seemed to be doing okay!

PlayStation Vita sales in Japan seem to be ticking along fine, substantially up on previous years, so it is the west that Sony is worried about, and all but given up on. One way it is trying to get developers on board is through Unity which has just gone free for PlayStation licensed developers. That should help get more indie and mobile games over, but Sony can't get big developers interested with Ubisoft reportedly dumping any (imminent) plans for a future Assassin's Creed game.


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