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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...

Japan's software and hardware sales, we're gloomed, all gloomed!

Over Japan's Golden Week(s) holiday the Vita managed to sell just 23,000 units, with 10.5K last week as it started idling back down. With no new games out, although Sega's Samurai vs. Dragons is now up and running again, and got a decent Famitsu review, expect more grim news, and gloom and doom from pundits.

Whatever this week's number, it will be far short of Sony's target to hit 10 million sales this financial year, only a stellar E3 line-up and Heaven event (in Japan) will change that any time soon. Any news of the much-sought-after price cut will only likely come after E3, so don't get your hopes up.

A bright spot is due in mid-June with the release of Persona 4 with various sources reporting high levels of pre-orders.

On to the charts and numbers...

Hardware sales
3DS 46,425 down 50%
PS3 13,000 down 50%
PSP 12,247 down 40%
PS Vita 6,340 sales - ouch! But only down 40%
Wii 6,000 down 60%

Software chart

Only Starhawk as a new entry, all sales massively down,

01./01. [WII] Mario Party 9 (Nintendo) - 37,353
02./03. [3DS] Fire Emblem: Awakening (Nintendo) - 16,530
03./02. [PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (Capcom) - 14,553
04./00. [PS3] Starhawk (SCEI) - 12,873 / NEW
05./04. [3DS] Super Mario Land 3D (Nintendo) - 11,260

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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