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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 to hit the 10% (currently 7%-ish) adoption rate among PS5 owners that would make it a bone fide hit gadget.   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 cool. Assuming the 120HZ streaming is solid, an OLED would be the more welcome addition, especially with the latest generation of technology offering QD-OLED (Quantum Dot-OLED), WOLED (White-OLED) and other buzzy titles for smarter display.  Whatever ...

PSP game tops the Japanese chart, Vita slide to end rather soon I guess

Killzone Mercenary managed to sell 11,000 physical copies to Japanese gamers, getting to No 8 in their chart, matching its UK performance. Not bad for a western FPS game in a country that doesn't really go mental for them. No. 1 went to a cute PSP music game while Ragnarok Ace managed to shift another 9,000+ copies to hang on the coattails of the top 10.

Vita sales are down another 1,000 to 7,400 and the really bad old numbers, but with this week's hardware news, I suspect things will be rather different come October 10, even earlier if gamers are worried about the OLED model becoming scarce. Wonder if Media Create will add the old and new Vita plus the Vita TV sales together? Also, will those sales last or plummet as happened with the original Vita?


01./00. [PSP] Uta no Prince-Sama: Music 2 # (Broccoli) - 68.415 / NEW
02./00. [PS3] Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Ubisoft) - 22.425 / NEW
03./01. [PS3] JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle # (Bandai Namco)  - 19.720 / 445.437 (-95%)
04./00. [PS3] Dead or Alive 5: Ultimate # (Koei Tecmo)  - 18.608 / NEW
05./02. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Real Reborn # (Square Enix) - 12.336 / 196.354 (-93%)
06./07. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # (Nintendo)  - 11.814 / 1.420.996 (-18%)
07./06. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team # (Nintendo) - 11.466 / 293.166 (-31%)
08./00. [PSV] Killzone: Mercenary (Sony Computer Entertainment)  - 11.053 / NEW
09./05. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # (Bandai Namco)  - 10.740 / 255.309 (-37%)
10./09. [3DS] Youkai Watch (Level 5)  - 9.539 / 164.230 (-12%)
11./03. [PSV] Ragnarok Odyssey Ace (GungHo Online) - 9.383 / 41.005 (-70%)

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