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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 ...

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment trailer

As the current game ships out to fans in physical form via Limited Run, and as the games industry was chucking awards at each other last night, the new Shovel Knight expansion trailer, a prequel in fact, slipped out at The Game Awards show. All of a sudden the world has to look up about a dozen different spellings of "Spectre", but us writing types will cope.

The clip reveals the deeply impressive looking Specter of Torment, a pixel tour de force that looks hellishly challenging to play. I guess its coming to the Vita too, with lots of comments around the web suggesting it might be a Switch launch game, which would be cool.

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