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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 ...

Just one more thing up Eastasiasoft's sleeve for the Vita?

The Eastasiasoft line up for the Vita gave us 73 games in limited-edition physically gorgeous form. From the must-owns like Xeno Crisis, Severed, Sir Eatsalot and the last-minute ScourgeBringer to the life-giving blood for quirky solo devs at the end, EAS made an an awesome effort that helped build a solid publishing brand. 

But then, the end came and everyone moved on. However, in the world of gaming, there are always strange things in the darker corners. And it seems EAS has one more thing up its sleeve, a dusty box titled EAS-PV074.  


Now, this could just a cardboard box, pre-printed in the rush before the doors closed and nothing more. 

Or there could be a few prototype carts in a jiffy bag that would fetch a fortune on the open market, even if the game in question is pretty low-tier.  

Orrrr, there might just a production run that time forgot, perhaps lost in the post from Sony's cart factory to the EAS offices. Who knows, but it'll be fun to find out, and another example of never counting the Vita or any system out, even the Spectrum gets new games today, so the Vita will never die. 


Hopefully, EAS will share more soon, and short of hacking their production system, we await their update. And, of course, they won't the only team churning out physical cartridges to the near-end, so who knows what else might be out there in some form? 

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