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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...

Atelier of the New Earth coming to Japanese Vita owners

Japan's latest Atelier title "Nelke and the Legendary Alchemists" throws a town-building mode into the mix alongside the series favourite characters, including Sophie, Escha, Rorona and many others. The game is officially announced tomorrow, but there seems to be plenty of leakage for the game, possibly subtitled Atelier of the New Earth.


Will the Vita version be another weak production, or have the developers thought more about getting the best from both formats, rather than just cramming what they can from the PS4 version in an suboptimal mess? Chance of a western release? Pretty much nil.

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