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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 ...

Persona Dancing games disco into Japanese charts

Media Create's latest chart is full of Persona as the various games and bundles boogie their way onto the floor. Numbers aren't massive for any of them, but combined, it looks like an impressive haul of 29,500 on the Vita alone for physical sales, and I'm sure digital downloads were pretty high.

For reference, Persona 4 Dancing All Night sold 94K on launch for the Vita. Fate/Extella Link is the next major release, out 7 June in Japan.

Media Create chart

3   Persona Dancing All-Star Triple Pack 27, 240 (PS4)
4   Persona Dancing Deluxe Twin Plus         21,579 (PSV)
10 Persona 5 Dancing Star Night                 7,876 (PS4) 
14 Persona 5 Dancing Star Night                 4,554 (PSV)
16 Persona 3 Dancing Moon Night         3, 305 (PSV)


Vita itself is stuck at just under 2,300 unit sales for last week, suggesting this is now the current floor with anything higher being good. Even if it goes lower, Sony's recent commitments to 2020 mean they're unlikely to pull the plug.

To highlight that, there's even a decent new hardware bundle as part of the Days of Play global promotion, with a silver Vita and 32Gb card for around £180, but only in Japan, although you can import one from Amazon Japan if you're quick!

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