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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 ...

Gran Turismo PSP sales figures released

In an interesting bit of information from the Gran Turismo 5 sells bucketloads press release, we find out just how the PSP version sold. Two and a quarter million isn't bad (including downloads) but some way off the big console numbers and also way off in Japan, where most PSPs are sold.




Are the Japanese PSP owners really that hooked up on Monster Hunter that they failed to notice an entire GT release? At least Europe took notice! Which all makes you wonder if Polyphony Digital will bother with a PSP2 version, or will they just tweak the PS3 edition, if the console is as powerful as claimed...


Cumulative Worldwide Sales of Gran Turismo Series (million units)


Title
Japan
North America*1
Europe*2
Asia
WW

Gran Turismo
2.55
3.98
4.24
0.01
10.78

Gran Turismo 2
1.71
3.96
3.65
0.02
9.34

Gran Turismo 3 A-spec
1.89
7.14
5.76
0.01
14.80

Gran Turismo Concept 2001 TOKYO*3
0.43
---
0.94
0.13
1.50

Gran Turismo 4 Prologue
0.79
---
0.39
0.16
1.34

Gran Turismo 4
1.27
3.02
6.40
0.17
10.86

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue*4
0.75
1.13
3.04
0.11
5.03

Gran Turismo (PSP)*5
0.34
0.67
1.19
0.04
2.24

Gran Turismo 5
0.55
1.25
3.56
0.16
5.52

Total




61.41




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