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Sony Announces New Japan-Only PlayStation Portal With Internal Storage

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Sony Announces New Japan-Only PlayStation Portal With Internal Storage

Sony have announced a new Japan-only version of the Playstation Portal, with all-new functionality in the form of internal storage exclusive to the domestic edition of the device.

Last November, Sony released a Japan-only region-locked and language-locked edition of the PS5, reducing the price of this digital-only model from 73,000 ($461) to 55,000 yen ($347). In recent generations, thanks to the success of the Nintendo Switch in Japan and the high cost of PlayStation platforms compared to wages and the cost of living, Sony’s once-dominant position has diminished. Sony’s Japan-only PS5 aped the decision by Nintendo to create a cheaper, region-specific Nintendo Switch 2. Now Sony is repeating this tactic for the new Japan-only PlayStation Portal, but this time the device appears to be an upgraded version of the hardware.

Although this new PlayStation Portal boasts the same 1080p LCD screen and general features as the worldwide iteration of the device, for this latest version Sony has added internal storage as an all-new feature. Oddly, however, it won’t yet say what it plans to do with this storage. Sony has only said that it “will confirm the future functionality at a later date.” Due to the addition of internal storage, the price of this Japan-only model will be identical to the global model at 39,980 yen ($252), and will be sold in Midnight Black, the same color variant as the Japan-only PS5.

The regular PlayStation Portal can only stream games, either directly from a PlayStation console or via the cloud.


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