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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 ...

Evercade celebrates all-things retro with a Reimagined video

Five and a half years of Evercade, over 500 games and a host of ways to play. Blaze has built a great little ecosystem that I love as a player, and as a writer, discussing the very regular updates, rather than burbling on about the latest Fortnite map. 

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And while I generally hate lifestyle videos, I'll tolerate this one celebrating all that effort and showing off the flexibility of the handhelds, Super Pockets, big-screen consoles and bar top arcades in providing endless entertainment.

They make for an impressive display, across every generation up to the PlayStation and N64, and who knows what's next with Activision on board? And what I'd guess is a further hardware refresh for spring 2026 to gain access to later 32-bit systems (cough *Dreamcast*). 


Aside from the promised expansion of the Commodore Amiga and Activision collections, there are plenty more indies, retro-modern titles like Roguecraft DX and Full Void out there, and smaller publishers yet to hit the limelight. Bring on 2026 and the most joyous release list in gaming. 

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