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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...

The Evercade Hardware Explored

The Evercade isn't just some cut-and-shut Chinese production of random hardware built to a tiny budget. When originally Kickstarted back in 2016, the campaign was to build something of quality and value for gamers, and it has taken plenty of research and development to deliver.

Up front it offers a crisp 4.3-inch 480x272 pixel screen that can play games in 4:3 or 16:9 ratio, the same resolution as Sony's PlayStation Portable, which is itself a great piece of hardware and retro machine. My only question is will it look good in the daylight, which my Vita is terrible at.

Inside is a quad-core 1.2GHz Cortex A7 SoC, which is plenty powerful for retro-gaming and there have been very positive reviews of the emulation quality and performance. All run through a good-looking D-pad, four action buttons and two triggers.

In terms of on-the-go gaming, the 2,000-MAH battery should provide around four hours of play, but you can plug in a USB cable when at home or near a charging port. There's also a headphone port to keep things quiet, and the HD-out connector so you can play on a larger screen in 720p.

Note, in response to early reviews, Blaze says the button configuration will be changeable via a launch day firmware update.

I'll have more to say when I get my hands on one in a few weeks, hopefully.



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