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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...

Naughty Dog makes the Vita a meme in TLoU2

The Last of Us 2, in looking to regain some kudos after the dumb leaks a few weeks back. Naught Dog had a gameplay reveal last night where the super star was in fact a humble PS Vita. Ignore the fact it was in the hands of villain, the impact made the Vita a trending term of Twitter. Even more so than lesbian kisses and Ellie's murder streak, including a dog.

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The reactions went the whole spectrum from "Vita 2 confirmed" to "last surviving Vita owner killed!" and many more, most in the theme of "Sony finally kills the Vita". With a hat tip to Hotline Miami, the game being played on the Vita, or at least we can hear its soundtrack, it was fun, it was clever of Naughty Dog to add it in, and I suppose it can be taken as Sony's final ever mention of the handheld in a rather fitting context.

The only question is, aside from the smirks raised during Persona 5, how many other developers will think to add a Vita as an easter egg or nodding wink to the portable, and help keep its memory alive in years to come?

Guess I'll have to take a stab at finishing off the first game on the old PS3 (update: hang on, forgot I have the PS4 remaster) before picking up the latest effort.

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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