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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 ...

Xperia gaming event suggests new Sony mobile hardware

Update: Scrap any hope at all, Sony's reveal was for a phone extender/grip with cooling plus HDMI, audio and network ports with USB-C enabling mobile/streamers' phone screens to act as an extra controller or screen without any extra buttons at all - madness! The one thing I notice about most esports people, they use buttons on controllers!



Original article: Sony most likely will never launch new PlayStation portable hardware, but the Xperia brand trundles on. While Sony might not get the exposure of Samsung, Google or Apple, it continues to release new models like the recent, and madly named, Sony Xperia V IV with a 4K OLED display.

Which does give the broader company a chance to release gaming hardware without sullying the PlayStation brand if it fails to meet market expectations. Having recently partnered with BackBone for a smartphone controller gizmo, a full-on gaming phone with proper controls isn't that hard to imagine, either as a bundle with the Bone or a new product. 

The brief hints are "made for pro gamers and streamers" which suggests Remote Play, even if not exclusively for PlayStation (there is no sign of a PlayStation logo). Anyway, we'll find out on Saturday, noon Japan time - which I think is about 3AM UK, so don't wait up. 

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