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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...

PSP Sequel Outsells all Those New 3DS Games

Andriasang has the latest charts from Japan and instead of one of the new 3DS launch games being on top, its the new Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity selling over 200,000 copies.



And just behind that is SD Gundam G Generation World, which sold 80,000 more than the third placed Professor Layton 3DS title.





Sure, the 3DS topped the hardware charts which is to be expected, but it looks like the PSP is taking over the PS3's mantle as the big hitter for games in Japan, which kind of dispels our notions of the Japanese just being a herd of Monster Hunting maniacs. Month after month, some title or other pops up to keep the PSP's momentum up, which has to be good, even if most of them will never make it over here.

As for the 3DS, well I guess it just means there was not one stand-out launch game that everyone felt they had to buy. Let's face it, when a Layton game is the biggest seller, you really do have a weak launch line-up. Something Sony should be noting frantically when it comes to their turn, and I've had a few ideas on that theme.

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