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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...

Odin Sphere's Alice pops out of the screen

Things we'll never own no. 1,432,358, an Odin Sphere story-teller Alice figurine as demonstrated in this Famitsu article. Available from December on Amazon Japan, the £160-ish PVC piece looks impressive with Socrates the cat and other nick-nacks from her room. All of which makes me want to go back and play this striking Vanillaware title that really shone on the Vita's OLED.



Having had a look around, some existing figures like Velvet are available from western Amazon stores or eBay, if you're feeling flush. Vanillaware's other Vita hit Dragon's Crown also has some, rather more expensive figures available (ouch!).


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