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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.   There's a PlayStation State of Play coming up on 12th February that might act as an announcement point. Certainly, PlayStation needs to make Portal more a core member of the PS5 family, rather than a 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 ...

Media Create figures show Vita sales on a roll

In the weeks before Christmas, the Vita was on a decent run (compared to its sub-8K sales in most weeks over the year) and has perked up again over the New Year. Media Create's latest figures show sales on the up for both the PSP and the Vita, although there have been few new Vita games to talk of in December.

Christmas Week
PSP – 41,914
Vita – 20,492

New Year Week
PSP – 54,873
Vita – 33,309

Hopefully this will continue in to 2013 as the handheld builds some momentum into the launch of Soul Sacrifice, Phantasy Star and a few others, but Sony and co. really need to boost the release list quickly to maintain any interest. Sure Kaz Hirai says Sony is in it for the long term, but that won't last if numbers don't pick up and stay up.

Of course, all things being equal the Vita is still being stomped by the 3DS which sold 300,000 in the latest week alone. And things are likely to resume normal service next week, now the holidays are over.

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