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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 to hit the 10% (currently 7%-ish) adoption rate among PS5 owners that would make it a bone fide hit gadget.   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 cool. Assuming the 120HZ streaming is solid, an OLED would be the more welcome addition, especially with the latest generation of technology offering QD-OLED (Quantum Dot-OLED), WOLED (White-OLED) and other buzzy titles for smarter display.  Whatever ...

Tales of Innocence R gets the Vita resurgence underway

It sounds really dumb talking about a resurgence for a device that's been onsale for six weeks. But the Vita is back on the move after a slow January with Namco's Tales of Innocence R selling 50,000 units in its first week, putting it an No. 3. With a new Gundam title doing the PSP no harm at all at No. 11


[PS3] 01. Armored Core V (From Software, 01.26.2012): 163,906  NEW
[3DS] 02. Resident Evil Revelations (Capcom, 01.26.2012): 146,559 NEW
[PSV] 03. Tales of Innocence R (Namco Bandai, 01.26.2012): 54,853 NEW
[3DS] 04. Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo, 12.01.2011): 29,230 (1,433,958)
[3DS] 05. Monster Hunter 3G (Capcom, 12.10.2011): 27,032 (1,186,898)
[360] 06. Armored Core V (From Software, 01.26.2012): 24,719 NEW
[3DS] 07. Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo, 11.03.2011): 23,003 (1,288,495)
[PS3] 08. Idolmaster Anime & G4U Pack Vol.4 (Namco Bandai, 01.26.2012): 18,179 NEW
[3DS] 09. Rhythm Thief (Nintendo, 01.26.2012): 14,928 (46,526)
[3DS] 10. Inazuma Eleven Go (Level-5, 12.15.2011): 10,479 (370,804)
[PSP] 11. Gundam Mokuba no Kiseki (Namco Bandai, 01.26.2012): 9,121 NEW

That helped nudge the PSV above the PSP in the hardware charts (last week's sales in brackets), but with lots of big name games on the way and Gravity Daze getting a great reception in Famitsu, expect things to start moving up a bit quicker.

1. 3DS: 84,789 (80,960)
2. PS3: 22,924 (21,155)
3. PSV: 18,942 (15,219)
4. PSP: 16,008 (17,181)

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