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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...

No fun at the movies on the Japanese PSN

I know Sony is strapped for cash, but this whole walled curtain thing around the PSN stores is starting to get really annoying now. Sony needs the money, so why should it worry about what country it (and its partners) get the revenue from?

New on the Japanese PSN movie section is this Special Edition of Appleseed, I'd watch this subtitles or not, quite happy for however many Yen they want. I'd also happily pay for a subscription to Sega's PSO 2 and slog through that, not understanding a word (perhaps with a laptop open with one of the many westerner's guides.



I know there are ways to set up a Japanese PSN account and if I had a second Vita I probably would, but why not just open the floodgates and let then cash roll in?

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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