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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 ...

Vita sales get a little colour in Japan

The metallic red and silver new Vita colors, plus the Minecraft LE (unboxing here), helped the Vita to its best sales figures for a while in Japan. It sold 22,314 on the week, but nowhere near enough to suggest that Vita is anything but in a holding pattern among Japanese gamers, barring an end of year spike.

That's according to the latest Media Create chart data. As if to ram home the point, Minecraft is the only Vita game in the top 10, with SD Gundam down at no. 20. However, Square's SaGa Scarlet Grace is out this week, which should have an impact, and plenty of smaller releases to come.


This week's Famitsu Vita game scores:

Adventure Story of the Goold Old Days  [27/40]
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 6: Gentou Rondo [35]
Hatsuru Kotonaki Mirai Yori [29]
Ken ga Kimi: Momoyo Tsuzuri [32]
Re:Birthday Song: Koi o Utau Shinigami – Another Record [29]

Last week's chart details

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