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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 ...

A quick dive into Renovation Collection 1

The freshly announced Renovation Collection 1 is coming in 2022. Unlike most Evercade carts, it is all new territory for me, so extra excitement. So, lets take a look and see what exciting 16-bit Mega Drive/Genesis games are on the way, with shooters, platformers, RPGs and combat games all in the mix from the Japanese developer. 


Note, most of these videos are long-plays, so skip around to get the idea of each game rather than ruining the surprise for when the cart hits next year. 

Arcus Odyssey (isometric action, fantasy)


Beast Wrestler (2D fighting against an isometric background, fantasy) 


Dino Land (cute pinball) 


El Viento (magic-heavy platformer) 


Exile (very retro role playing) 


Final Zone (mech shooter, some of the worst sound effects ever) 


Gaiares (shmup, looking forward to this one) 


Granada (multi-directional shmup) 


Sol-Deace (shmup, looks a bit broken in the videos) 


Traysia (very by-the-numbers role playing) 


Valis: The Fantasm Soldier (platformer, slow) 


Valis 3 (platformer, slightly faster) 


Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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