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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...

PSP Hardware Sales Rule in Japan

Here's the numbers in the latest battle of the handhelds, with the PSP selling twice as many as the 3DS, which really needs some AAA games for it, last week's in brackets.

PSP - 49,162 (23,846)
3DS - 23,038 (28,252)
PS3 - 19,033 (22,265)
Wii - 7,866 (8,122)
DSi LL - 7,064 (7,724)
DSi - 6,214 (6,809)
Xbox 360 - 1,891 (1,898)
PS2 - 1,163 (1,261)
DS Lite - 283 (423)
PSP go - 265 (207)


On the software front the PSP stacks up behind a couple of DS games at the top of the charts which is headed by a Pokemon Typing game of all things. 


1. Battle & Get! Pokemon Typing DS 59,363 NEW!
2. Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 Professional 45,397 (337,166)
3. 2nd Super Robot Wars Z Hakai Volume 44,973 (351,992) PSP
4. Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 27,931 (99,195) PSP
5. Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 24,365 (110,851)
6. Detective Conan: Aoki Houseki no Ronbukyoku 19,786 NEW!
7. Gachitora! Abarenbou Kyoushi in High School 13,560 NEW! PSP
8. SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs 4 12,613 NEW!
9. Pilot Wings Resort 10,675 (37,228)
10. Otomedius X 10,502 NEW!

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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