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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.   There's a PlayStation State of Play coming up on 12th February that might act as an announcement point. Certainly, PlayStation needs to make Portal more a core member of the PS5 family, rather than a 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 ...

Evercade announces first four Arcade carts

The Evercade story started out with plenty of NES and Atari VCS ports of famous arcade games, but the little handheld and the upcoming console version clearly have the power to run 8-bit and 16-bit arcade originals. 

The developers at Blaze were hinting that retro arcade games were coming not long after last year's launch, and now it looks like we will see the full potential of the Evercade. The company has just announced its first batch, from the very start of gaming in Pong to some pretty modern looking titles. The first four Arcade carts revealed are... 


Wow, there's a lot of them, some 37 titles by my count! And I like the purple to distinguish them from the home versions. These represent the final carts for 2021 from Evercade, but there's still more news to come, with pack-in content for the Vs console. 

Check out the video for a closer look with Atari, Data East, Gaelco and Technos represented. Some of them are already on Evercade in home console form, but I consider that practice for the real thing and there's plenty of new games and titles that are totally new to me. 



Releasing in November alongside the Vs console, get ready for a retro Christmas.

Technos (By ArcSystemWorks) 
The CombaTribes (1990) 
BlockOut (1989) 
Battle Lane V (1986) 
Double Dragon II: The Revenge (1988) 
Double Dragon III: The Rosetta Stone (1990)
Mania Challenge (1986) 
Minky Monkey (1982) 
Mysterious Stones (1984) 

Data East 
Bad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja (1988)
Breakthru (1986) 
Burger Time (1982)
Chain Reaction  (1995)
Dark Seal (1990)
Darwin 4078 (1986) 
Lock and Chase (1981) 
Sly Spy (1989) 
TumblePop (1991) 
Wizard Fire (1990)

Gaelco 
Alligator Hunt (1994) 
Biomechanical Toy (1995) 
Glass (1993) 
Snowboarding Championship (1996)
Thunder Hoop (1992)
World Rally (1993) 

Atari 
Asteroids Deluxe (1981) 
Canyon Bomber (1979) 
Centipede (1980)
Crystal Castles (1983)
Liberator (1982)
Lunar Lander (1979)
Millipede (1982)
Missile Command (1980)
Night Driver (1976)
Pong (1972)
Sky Diver (1978)
SuperBreakout (1978)
Warlords (1980)

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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