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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...

Mary Skelter dashes into the Media Create chart

The latest Media Create chart is out in Japan, as we hit full bore release season, Mary Skelter is the only Vita entry at No. 4, selling 18,500, not far behind Paper Mario Color Spash and Tomb Raider. Out tomorrow in Japan are Macross Delta Scramble, Idol Death Game TV and Reco Love.


Vita sales continue their gentle decline to 8,772 for the week, with only World of Final Fantasy likely to give it a boost before the new colours arrive. PlayStation VR sold 51,000 units, with PS4 sales up over 30,000.

Also out today, the latest Famitsu scores for a bit of a laugh, given that Berserk on Vita scores the same score as the PS4 version - is it really as good? Guess we'll find out when the gameplay clips turn up on YouTube. SAO gets the same score as the PS4 version too, do they even check? Most of these are out next week on the 27th.

Berserk and the Band of the Hawk  – 9/9/9/8 [35]
My Teen Romantic Comedy  – 8/7/7/8 [30]
Neo Atlas 1469 – 8/8/10/7 [33/40] (yep, a 10 from one reviewer)
Saka Agari Hurricane Portable – 7/7/7/6 [27]
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization  – 9/8/7/8 [32]

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