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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 ...

Operation Abyss gets a first western gameplay trailer

There's a whole load of chat on the PSN blog, but really all you need to know is NIS America is hoping to repeat the huge success of Demon Gaze with this slightly sci-fi tinged JRPG translation. The game's big trick is the Blood Code evolution of characters, allowing them to adopt traits of historical figures as they rank up.

Operation Abyss is out in June and should be another hefty slice of techno-dungeon crawling fun! Scarily it sounds like saving game in the dungeons will be a DLC feature, which is a rather annoying trend if that catches on.

More standard DLC includes:

Dark Hero Portraits Content: 6 additional characters and each with 3 different color variations.
Price: Free until July 9 (July 5 EU), $0.99/€0.99 thereafter
Swim Team Xth Squad Portraits
Content: 6 additional female characters in swim suits and each with 3 different color variations.
Price: $0.99/€0.99 from June 9 (June 5 EU)

Bonus Content
Content: 2 type of items that will help the players to start off the game.
-Power Recorders (x3) - Let's player save anywhere inside the Abyss.
-Hachi's Workout Pack - Raises all enemy levels by 5.
Price: Free until July 9 (July 5 EU), $0.99/€0.99 thereafter

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