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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.   The recent February  PlayStation State of Play  saw no announcement. But, PlayStation needs to make Portal more a core member of the PS5 family, rather than the 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 the mighty Vita, that'd be coo...

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter brightens up 2025's release list

Coming to PlayStation and Switch in 2025, Falcom has gone full-3D remake on one of the PSP's meatiest JRPGs. What was originally called, rather wordily, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 1st, is back as Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter. 


Gung-Ho is on publishing duty for the western release, due in Autumn 2025, with a crew of quaintly-named heroes led by Estelle and Joshua, aka The Bracer's Guild, stomping around the troubled Kingdom of Liberl. The 3D update offers new localizations, improved visuals, and updated gameplay mechanics based around the classic turn-based battle system.

The one thing I remember about the PlayStation Portable original (published in the UK by Ghostlight) is massive amounts of dialogue that dragged on and on in the early part of the game. Hopefully that's been tightened up, or there's a speed up button to get things moving along. 
I guess the trailer is more perky characters than pushing polygons and fx, but it all looks pretty sharp. More info on the official website, with expectations of a drip feed of details on the run up to launch across next year. And in the years to come we should get the rest of the series up to what was the Vita exclusive 3rd Evolution, following on with updates to one of my favourite series Trails of Cold Steel. 

Update: The game is in stores now, check out the launch trailer, out on PSN for £49.99 with a demo of the first chapter if you want to try it out for free. The physical release is the same price at Amazon and other stores. 

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