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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 ...

PSP's Star Wars Battlefront 2 heads to overpriced, underdelivering PS+ Premium

I cancelled my PS+ Premium subscription last week, fed up at the lack of effort Sony is putting into the archive. Apparently, that decision is validated by word that Sony can't be bothered updating PS2 emulation and a lack of effort in adding new classics. 

One tiny plus, it seems more PSP games are headed to the PS4/PS5, with news of Star Wars Battlefront 2 heading to the service soon. That's cool but from the early hype that Sony was going to care this time, any sense of interest has rapidly gone off the boil.  

All of which is leading to a major online kerfuffle with unhappy users and Sony reporting falling PS+ numbers, down 1.5 million, for the service since the summer revamp. And that's before the fanboy Xbox Live vs PS+ whining starts up. So, yeah, another botched Sony service? Or does anyone have hope for 2023? 

All I wanted, what I really really wanted, was Ridge Racer (2) from PSP on a big screen to enjoy the perfect iteration of the series again. And they can't even get that right despite the Namco classic being available in some regions. And while Battlefront (on Vita) is fun, we had some great family battles across Vita and PSP in the day, it feels like minimum effort on Sony's part! 

I'll resubscribe to the minimum tier, because Mass Effect Legendary edition, but once they're done, I think that's enough of Sony's screwing around. 

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