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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...

Vita sales get a mystery boost in Japan this week

Must be a funny week in Japan, no new games on the chart, yet Vita sales spike nicely up. Perhaps there's a digital only game that's grabbed some interest - I'll go have a peek. Even so, Vita is now over 200,000 sales down on last year's numbers.

 Minecraft's sales on the other hand are up almost 50%, propelling it back into the Media Create top five. Otherwise the recent raft of Vita games continue to under perform, with IA/VT and Luminous Arc vanishing fast.

01./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer # (Nintendo)  - 140.235 / 844.167 (-23%)
02./02. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad (Level 5)  - 100.553 / 1.303.342 (+18%)
03./03. [WIU] Splatoon (Nintendo) ) - 41.361 / 560.394 (+16%)
04./04. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+ (Nintendo)  - 27.356 / 420.193 (+45%)
05./06. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony)  - 11.787 / 291.927 (+46%)
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09./05. [PSV] Luminous Arc: Infinity (Marvelous) - 6.048 / 22.265 (-63%)
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12./15. [PSV] Taiko no Tatsujin: V Version (Bandai Namco) - 5.438 / 84.740 (+11%)
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18./10. [PSV] IA/VT: Colorful # (Marvelous) - 3.896 / 48.678 (-34%)




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