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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...

Soul Sacrifice selling better than suspected.

Monday's UK chart showed Soul Sacrifice flirting with the wrong end of the chart at No. 26. However, an update from the same chart company now shows it at No. 18. Make that 15 if you delete multi-format entries of the same game, which is practically respectable mid-table.

Week 18, 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (01) 360 DEAD ISLAND: (RIPTIDE KOCH MEDIA)
02 (02) PS3 DEAD ISLAND: (RIPTIDE KOCH MEDIA)
03 (03) 360 INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
04 (06) 3DS LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS (NINTENDO)
05 (09) 3DS LUIGI'S MANSION 2 (NINTENDO)
06 (10) 360 TOMB RAIDER (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
07 (05) 360 DRAGON'S DOGMA: DARK ARISEN (CAPCOM)
08 (04) PS3 INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
09 (12) PS3 TOMB RAIDER (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
10 (18) PS3 GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
11 (17) 360 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
12 (11) 360 BIOSHOCK INFINITE (TAKE 2)
13 (16) 360 FIFA 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
14 (15) 360 DEFIANCE (TRION WORLDS)
15 (13) 3DS FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING (NINTENDO)
16 (07) 360 STAR TREK (NAMCO BANDAI GAMES)
17 (08) PS3 DRAGON'S DOGMA: DARK ARISEN (CAPCOM)
18 (NE) PSV SOUL SACRIFICE (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)

Never really investigated the chart mechanisms before, but maybe these include digital sales? Any ideas?


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