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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...

Could Apple's iPad event be all about the games?

Apple is teasing, in its usual oblique fashion, about what else will be shown off at its October 16 iPad event. We know there's a new iPad Air 2, an iPad Mini 3 and possibly even a larger iPad Pro. But what's with the "It's been way too long." memo on the invite?



My wild guess is that Apple is finally going to do something gamey, certainly Apple's treatment of the core gaming market has been fairly tame for years now. Perhaps the company will show off an upgraded Apple TV set-top box to act in a similar manner to PlayStation TV, with a wireless controller, the new Metal coding tricks seen in iOS 8 to expose the underlying GPU hardware and an improved gaming social service.

Just a thought, but it makes sense given Apple's acquisition of much gaming talent in recent years and a lack of tangible results. Sure the App Store is full of great games, but with gaming consoles struggling generally, PC game sales in the toilet and developers looking for a new boom, perhaps Apple thinks now is the time to strike

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