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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...

UK PS Vita Chart, Jonah Lomu can't budge Snake

There's not much action on the PS Vita charts in the UK this week, in fact July is going to be rather quiet, as you can see from the release schedule. Metal Gear sticks at No.1, most likely due to its competitive pricing. The Vita's first rugby game makes a timid entrance at No. 17 (we are out of season pretty much, and it had a high price) while F1 2011 sneaks back in, probably on the strength of the British Grand Prix weekend.

1 = METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION KONAMI
2 + FIFA FOOTBALL EA SPORTS
3 + UNCHARTED: GOLDEN ABYSS SONY
4 - LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES WARNER
5 + RAYMAN ORIGINS UBISOFT
6 = RESISTANCE: BURNING SKIES SONY
7 = MODNATION RACERS: ROAD TRIP SONY
8 - GRAVITY RUSH SONY
9 - EVERYBODY'S GOLF SONY
10 + VIRTUA TENNIS 4: WORLD TOUR SEGA
11 - MORTAL KOMBAT WARNER
12 - LITTLE DEVIANTS SONY
13 + UNIT 13 SONY
14 - WIPEOUT 2048 SONY
15 = ASPHALT INJECTION UBISOFT
16 - REALITY FIGHTERS SONY
17 * JONAH LOMU RUGBY CHALLENGE ALTERNATIVE
18 - DUNGEON HUNTER: ALLIANCE UBISOFT
19 = RIDGE RACER NAMCO BANDAI
20 re F1 2011 CODEMASTERS

Price cuts in most stores are sending some older Vita games back up the chart. Hopefully WipEout will get a price cut soon to enable more gamers to pick up the new Fury expansion pack, its down to £21 via Amazon if you're interested. Lego Batman still dominates the all formats chart. Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2012 UKIE Ltd

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