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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...

Japanese Charts: Naruto kicking it

The new Japanese charts are out and there's a strange lull in PSP games, with just the two titles in the top ten. Perhaps the PS Vita launch is weighing on gamer's minds. Unsurprisingly Namco just rolled in decent profits and should be doing even better next quarter judging by its dominance of the chart.


01. [PS3] Macross F Hybrid Pack (Namco Bandai, 10/20): 142,607 -- NEW
02. [PSP] Naruto Narutimate Impact (Namco Bandai, 10/20): 53,148 -- NEW
04. [WII] Go Vacation (Namco Bandai, 10/20): 47,209 -- NEW
03. [WII] Just Dance (Nintendo, 10/13):45,580 (135,619)
05. [PS3] Dead Island (Spike, 10/20): 39,945 -- NEW
07. [PS3] FIFA 12 World Class Soccer (Electronic Arts, 10/20): 25,640 -- NEW
06. [PS3] Winning Eleven 2012 (Konami, 10/06): 22,902 (356,724)
08. [PS3] Ace Combat Assault Horizon (Namco Bandai, 10/13): 18,120 (167,591)
09. [PSP] AKB1/48 If I Loved an Idol in Guam (Namco Bandai, 10/06): 17,562 (288,263)

On the hardware side, PSP has dropped down to No. 3.


1. 3DS: 73,933 (55,025)
2. PS3: 23,897 (28,596)
3. PSP: 22,095 (25,271)

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