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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...

Japan puts its stamp on the Vita

Japan is swimming in four million Vita consoles, so to make each salaryman's edition slightly different, ignoring the 40 odd variants available, Sony will now engrave a Vita or Vita TV with a message for you, rather like Apple used to do with iPods back in the day.


Perhaps "You are not alone" would be a good message, with the text going anywhere on the back panel or edge of the Vita or on the front of a Vita TV.

See the PSN Japan blog post for more details and examples. Expect this service to come west when you can legitimately put "hell has frozen over" on the back of your handheld, despite the English Helvetica examples they use.

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