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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...

Akiba's Beat is Groundhog Day Meets ARPG mashup central

At first glance, in the first reveal trailer, I thought Akiba's Beat had gone all Digimon. Now, looking at the first in-game screens, it appears to have borrowed bits from the Persona and Tales of games, perhaps even a hint of Dancing All Night.


The plot revolves around our heroes, with headphones glued to their ears, stuck in a revolving day with a mysterious pink-coated character causing temporal and dimensional havoc in Akiba. Definitely no sign of panty stripping here. The rifts are caused delusions and the usual battles ensue when the team stray over the borders of reality.

No matter how Acquire paints it, this is a big rip-off, only tenuously based on the original Akiba titles. Still, it looks good and if it plays well, bring it on.


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