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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...

Another coulda woulda shoulda Vita patent appears

Submitted to the Japanese patent board in June 2014 and only revealed last week, Sony put up plans for clickable sticks in a Vita design, making a potential new handheld more useful for Remote Play, PS Now and a possible PlayStation 4 Portable.

However, given the time elapsed, and Sony's general downer on the Vita it seems highly unlikely this will ever come to market. There's some vague hope in that the Vita 2000 was announced in the US in Feb 2014, so now would be a good time. But that was originally revealed in Japan in September, 2013. So we've probably missed that boat.

Even though Japan still has strong Vita sales, over a million a year and huge third party support, if they weren't going to announce it there, then Sony won't reveal it anywhere.

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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