Sony’s new PlayStation Portal handheld includes ‘additional’ internal storage
Sony is releasing a Japan-exclusive version of the PlayStation Portal that includes additional internal storage. The update suggests potential future support for streaming apps or offline media playback.
Why it matters
This hardware iteration signals a shift in Sony's strategy for its remote-play handheld device, potentially expanding its utility beyond simple console streaming.
Sony is launching a new version of its PlayStation Portal exclusively in Japan next month. The updated model will launch in the midnight black color option we’ve seen before, and will include “additional” internal storage for future-looking features.
It’s the additional internal storage that’s the surprise change to this particular model, which will be locked to Japanese language options and can only be used with a PlayStation account registered in Japan. Sony says the extra storage is for “future functionality” that it will announce once these features are finalized.
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