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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 to hit the 10% (currently 7%-ish) adoption rate among PS5 owners that would make it a bone fide hit gadget.   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 cool. Assuming the 120HZ streaming is solid, an OLED would be the more welcome addition, especially with the latest generation of technology offering QD-OLED (Quantum Dot-OLED), WOLED (White-OLED) and other buzzy titles for smarter display.  Whatever ...

Clockwork Aquario preserved for gaming posterity

This Strictly Limited restoration project isn't confirmed for the Switch yet, but is slated for current consoles, so not much of a stretch to say it will land on Nintendo's hybrid. The team that helped bring us Ultracore and physical copies of Xeno Crisis is also looking for more lost gems.

Designed by Ryuichi Nishizawa, the brains behind the Wonder Boy/Monster World series and co-founder of Westone Bit Entertainment, Clockwork Aquario was believed to be lost forever in the gaming sands of time.

The unreleased game Clockwork Aquario is the last Arcade game ever developed by Westone. The development of this lost treasure began in 1992 and was set to be released on Sega's System 18 board. However, the arcade location tests from 1993/94 weren't considered successful enough for the game to get a wider release.

Strictly Limited says "Without the location test boards, our dedicated armada of highly skilled hacker geniuses have dug through old video game code, and will passionately piece the puzzle together until the resurrected game may finally be experienced on your current gen video game system! With a visual style reminiscence of the beloved Monster World games, and a gameplay inspired by Super Mario Bros., the game set for greatness almost 30 years ago will finally be available for you to experience – in single player mode or together with a friend!"

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