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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.   There's a PlayStation State of Play coming up on 12th February that might act as an announcement point. Certainly, PlayStation needs to make Portal more a core member of the PS5 family, rather than a 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 ...

Review: Rock Boshers DX

Another Vita upgrade with a DX bolted on the title, and do you know what, I have no idea why? But, let's not worry about that. Rock Boshers DX pays homage to the Spectrum era of simple gameplay and blotchy graphics.

From the Speccy loading screen to the dinky hero, everything is small but perfectly formed and the gameplay is tight but fun. The adventure sees a young Queen Victoria trapped on Mars while enslaved minions worry about food and cheese! The DX upgrade provides Cross Buy on the PS4, trophies and Cross Save, plus online leaderboards. But will you want this on a big screen? The small version certain looks good enough.


The action sees you dual stick moving-and-shooting Her Maj around the levels, completing tasks for some helpful folk to gain access to keys, guns, health and other goodies. Each level is a short dash of logic with a spritzer of panic as you try and avoid the zombies and other threats. There's lots of little hidden extras to collect for completeness sake that adds to the challenge of each level.

Although it looks deliberately primitive, certainly compared to Aqua Kitty, I prefer this more for its charm, quirky story and slightly devious nature. Given its unashamedly retro-nature, you might think this will be over in minutes, but there's plenty of challenge too with a bunch of extra arcade games and some genuine replayability!

Score: 8/10
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Price: £4.49
Dev: TikiPod
Progress: Now a Rocky fan

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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