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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, Vita on the slow rise

Valhalla Knights 3 managed to sell just over 40,000 copies, landing at No. 5 in the new Media Create chart as the only Vita entry. Based on the earlier story, it also sold 25,000 digital copies, which shows the increasing importance of PSN sales.

That nudged Vita hardware sales up a few thousand to 12,171 (or 13,719 according to Famitsu's numbers) which is ticking over but still way below what Sony needs to hit its targets. Roll on E3 for all this "big news" then.


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