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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...

Axiom Verge 2 reboots the Switch this year

Axiom Verge is one of the best one-man games ever, one of the more jaw-dropping indies, and one of the best games I played on the Vita, looking superb on an OLED handheld screen. The sequel is coming to the Switch in 2020, set in a very different landscape, but with the same clever use of weapons, huge bosses and tricky level design.

Can't wait until next autumn to play it, and if you haven't played Tom Happ's Axiom Verge original, do give it a go. Listening to the soundtrack alone will make you want to play it!


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