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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...

Sword Art Online slashes to No. 1 in Japan

Namco's Sword Art Online outsells the next three games in the chart combined, storming in at the top spot of Media Create's latest chart. With BlazBlue kicking and punching its way in at No. 7 as a slightly delayed Vita release, and with Super Robot Wars sticking around at No. 8, things look pretty happy for the Vita.

01./00. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.24} (¥6.664) - 145.029 / NEW
02./00. [3DS] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call #
(Square Enix) {2014.04.24} (¥6.264) - 80.523 / NEW
03./01. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch
(Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) - 43.136 / 798.046 (+24%)...
07./00. [PSV] BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma
(Arc System Works) {2014.04.24} (¥6.264) - 10.709 / NEW
08./06. [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen
(Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.10} (¥7.689) - 8.678 / 154.669 (-51%)

Hardware sales get a decent boost with just under 5,000 more units sold than last week's recent low. Hopefully the green line will rocket up as Golden Week sales kick in across Japan. Perhaps the PS4 and Vita TV firmware update will help goose sales of Sony's little box next week to support the Vita effort?


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