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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...

Steins Gate opens up the UK chart

There's been more interest in Steins;Gate than most games of late, so it is no surprise that the title, with a decent marketing effort by PQube including a range of limited editions, has managed to make a dent in the UK retail all formats chart, landing at No. 18. Check out my review and go grab a copy.


Sure a few copies may have been sold on PS3, but the Vita version is the lead selling format, making it to No. 28 in the individual formats chart, the first Vita game there this year. I mean, who would want to spend 20+ hours time staring at a rarely changing big-screen when visual novels are the ideal portable medium?

Add in all the digital sales and I hope it has been worth the effort for PQube, and that more titles will follow. Sales may have been helped a little by lots of Americans importing the game, due to delays over there. If you're wondering what all the fuss is about, there's a launch trailer here.


Naturally, Steins;Gate roars into No. 1 on the Vita chart deposing the long-standing Minecraft. NIS America's Operation Abyss also lands on the Vita chart, but perhaps not as well as expected, given the success of Demon Gaze. I haven't seen any marketing for this, and I'm struggling to get going on the review, and have only seen one other published, so perhaps this will have to be a long tail game.

UK PS Vita Retail Chart

1 new STEINS;GATE PQUBE - 1
2 - MINECRAFT SONY  1 30
3 - FIFA 15 EA SPORTS 2 37
4 new OPERATION ABYSS: NEW TOKYO LEGACY NIS AMERICA - 1
5 - LITTLEBIGPLANET MARVEL  EDITION SONY . 4 28
6 - LEGO BATMAN 3 WARNER 3 30
7 + TERRARIA 505 GAMES 11 2
8 - LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES WARNER  5 81
9 - KILLZONE: MERCENARY SONY  6 92
10 re FREEDOM WARS SONY  - 29


Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2015 UKIE Ltd

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