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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 ...

Flycast brings Dreamcast gaming to the Vita

How do you get the world's greatest console commercial failure playing on the world's greatest handheld commercial failure? Answer, Flycast. 

If you were around back then, the Dreamcast was amazing, with true arcade-class games and features like VGA-out to play on a crisp PC monitor, a modem for online gaming and so much more. Sonic Adventure, Soul Calibur, House of the Dead 2, Metropolis Street Racer, NBA 2K, Tomb Raider Revelations and so much more, all great gaming memories that get another shot on the go. 


Having played the Android port of Crazy Taxi and a bunch of similar era games, there was always hope that the Vita could do better, and the handheld proves up to the task with a fresh release of the popular Flycast emulator. Plenty of video examples show games playing smoothly (25-26fps), but some games struggle. Still, this is yet another step in the Vita's rise to emulator domination. 

Thanks to Rinnegatamante & Bythos for their efforts. Note that a few people with too many plug-ins are reporting trouble getting it to run! 

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