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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 ...

Toukiden lifts the Vita in the Japanese charts, sells double the PSP version

Sales of Toukiden bundles have, as mentioned yesterday, sent the Vita racing up the Media Create charts in Japan. With the game selling out in many stores, it looks like hardware bundles were a must-buy too. The game sits at No.2 of the charts with double the sales of the PSP edition, something of a first. It is also the third biggest launch week for a Vita game.

01./00. [PS3] Gundam Breaker (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.06.27} (¥7.980) - 200.564 / NEW 02./00. [PSV] Toukiden # (Koei Tecmo) {2013.06.27} (¥6.090) - 122.794 / NEW 
03./00. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium Girl (Atlus) {2013.06.27} (¥6.279) - 88.278 / NEW 04./00. [PSP] Toukiden (Koei Tecmo) {2013.06.27} (¥5.040) - 66.016 / NEW

The Vita sold 31.271 units last week, up 18,000 on the previous chart, making it the seventh biggest selling week this year. With Dragon's Crown due in a couple of weeks, will the Vita get on a bit of a roll before the summer lull? Not sure where the Vita version of Gundam Breaker charted, if that's out yet. 

 Here's my magic graph comparing sales to last year and the major releases. 

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