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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...

Sega bringing five games to the Vita this year, but which ones

In its latest financials, Sega mentions five games are coming to the Vita this year. I guess that depends on if that's from a Japanese or western perspective. Since its a Japanese document, let's assume its for the company's home market, so that would be the new Sonic title, Pro Soccer Club, which leaves lots of room for a Vita Yakuza title, given the PSP Black Panther games did rather well, perhaps a Vita-uprated version of Shining Arc and something else.

From a western perspective, we've got Phantasy Star Online and possibly Hatsune Miku to look forward to. The other three could be anything from a proper Football Manager title via Sports Interactive. Then there's the recently acquired Relic which could see Homeworld, Company of Heroes or a WarHammer title on the way. And, could Creative Assembly squeeze a Total War Arena title on to the Vita.

For reference, Sega sold 150,000 PS Vita games from the Vita's launch to March 2012, 520,000 games to March 2013, and expects its 5 new games to sell 650,000 copies this financial year. So 125,000+ sales seems to be above par for a good Vita game.

The company also reported better than expected sales of items and gear in Phantasy Star Online 2, suggesting the Vita and PC free-to-play game is turning in a decent profit for the company.

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