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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 ...

Minecraft Vita suffering frame rate issues

Well that's a shocker! Having spent weeks in Q&A hell at Sony, the company finally passed the game. But, it looks like the 4J Studios conversion of Mojang's PC epic isn't totally optimised yet, as many early players of the US release are commenting on slow down (but not all the time) in the game.



UPDATE: The EU version of the game is now live, on the PSN website at least.

There's a Reddit thread, with a little of the specifics, and some folks on Twitter are seeing random crashes. Even those who saw the launch trailer mentioned pop-in graphics and chug when turning. Hopefully its patchable and not an issue with the general engine. Here's a gameplay video to help you judge. On the plus side, some folks note that levels load a lot quicker than on the PS3!



Europe finds out how bad, or not, the problem is tomorrow, I'm sure most of us can live with it, but don't get your knickers in a twist if the fan boys and trolls start chirping up on the forums. Let us know if you notice any specific issues.


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