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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 ...

Taito Milestones 2 trailer tempts with punishing pixels

The late 80s were Taito's golden era and you can relive or experience it for the first time with Taito Milestones 2 on Switch. Getting a physical and LE release from ININ, the new collection features the legendary cute-but-tough New Zealand Story and super-wide shooter Darius II. 

Among some of the curios are fire-fighting platformer Ben Bero Beh and super-sized sprites in beat 'em up DinoRex. All pixel-perfect, with punishing arcade mechanics and plenty of one-more-go appeal. 

DinoRex

From the earlier games, Legend of Kage looks a lot worse than I remember, but early 90's shooters MetalBlack and Gun Frontier look to ramp up the action, and show the skills of Taito's artists and coders as pixel power soared. 

Gun Frontier

The collections are up for pre-order now, and the physical version will arrive around August/September at $40/£35. Or you can download it from the eShop, with pre-orders live for the same price. 

ININ has taken charge of much of Taito's output with the recent Puzzle Bobble EveryBubble release. Hopefully we get to see Chase HQ 2 or 3, RayForce and Operation Wolf in a future Milestones pack! 

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