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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 ...

Sega unveils novelty Game Gears

Following Sony in how to balls up your legacy, Sega introduced four mini Game Gear Micro models in Japan over night. The four colour models are really, really dinky, pretty cheap, and come with four different games each, but is this really the best use of the company's portable history?

At 4.980 yen (£36, $46) they are more like novelties, and might sell well with collectors and Sega-philes, but can't see many more rushing out to grab them. With a 160 x 144 pixel screen, we don't really need a lot of real estate for the display and the pad/buttons look like they'll do the job for the short-bursts of gaming that these titles offer, but it doesn't look particularly comfortable.

Buy them all together and you get a Game Boy-style magnifying glass to see the screen a bit better, which kind of suggests the whole idea is rather a silly one. Looks like only available in Japan for now.

Black: Sonic, Out Run, Royal Stone and one other puzzle game
Blue: Sonic & Tails, Gunstar Heroes, Sylvan Tale and one other puzzle game
Yellow: Three Shining Force games and one other puzzle game
Red Columns: Shinobi GG and two Last Bible games

If three of the collections can't even muster four proper games without a filler puzzle title, is this really maximising their appeal? With some 390 games available for the Game Gear, a little more curation could have been in order.

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