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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 ...

Classic Rare and Ultimate games headed to Evercade

Rare, aka Ultimate, is a totem of British game development and Blaze has a collection of their greatest titles headed to Evercade. 

Celebrating 40 years of the company that other developers wanted to be like, there's a long list of titles across multiple formats, somewhat confusing the Evercade computer/console/arcade branding. 

Ultimate, Rare, Sabre Wulf,

For what its worth, Rare Collection 1 has a red case suggesting mostly console games, even though there are plenty of Spectrum titles and a console release of BattleToads. Coming in 2025 this has to be one of the all time classic compilations. Titles include:


With the cart arriving in November and compatible with all Evercade hardware if this makes you want to join the most fun club in gaming. Note, as cart 48, by my reckoning there's a gap at 47 on the release list, likely to be filled in soon. 


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