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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 ...

Vita TV killed off in Japan

Not 100% sure on this, but apparently the Vita TV has been killed off in Japan by Sony. With poor sales that were in the few hundred a week since its spectacular launch in November 2013 (largely driven by the God Eater limited edition helping it sell 42,000 on debut, it has been downhill all the way.

The odd thing is, having written down the value of the Vita TV (PlayStation TV in the west), there was no pressure on Sony to kill the product, which might have been a neat little Remote Play box for the growing number of PS4 owners out there. Sure, there's growing competition from micro consoles like the new Apple TV and Nvidia Shield, which have a steady stream of games arriving, plus other devices, but no reason to fold.
It looks like the price on Amazon has already shot back up. Not sure how long the dinky Vita boxes will last on western shelves so plan to pick up one, purely in case I decide to do any YouTubing off it in future.

I could write chapters about how Sony missold, mismarketed and missedthedamnpoint with the Vita TV over here, but not much need really. Even in Japan it was sold in limited editions with no game (like Yakuza) and other crazed concepts.

RIP little fella, we never really knew you at all!

 

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