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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...

Hatsune Miku storms to the top in Japan


The vocaloid songstress helps to sell 45,000 Vita consoles and 158,000 copies of her latest game in Japan, to give the console a handy lift of around 5% in total user base. As with previous hit titles the blip will be short-lived, and Sega's title is only the second Vita No.1, but it was the only Vita game on the chart, compared to seven PSP titles in the top 20.

Sega has said that digital sales made up another 10% but that development costs will make a sequel unlikely unless the game continues to sell well, something that will be grim news to Sony, trying to encourage more third party development.

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