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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 ...

Akiba's Trip 2 scores well in Famitsu as Japanese releases stack up

The de-clothing vampire combat game gets a decent score in the Japanese weekly along with JRPG Exstetra. With so many big games arriving and also hitting the PS3, I'm not sure AT2 will do quite as well as the PSP original, but we'll see soon enough, the game is out on 7 November, among a raft of major Vita releases.

Akiba's Trip 2 - 33/40
Exstetra - 30
Glass Heart Princess - 30 (PSP)

The Monday preview chart for Japan showed the Vita version of Jikkyou Pro Baseball selling worse than the PSP version (perhaps due to digital sales). But with Gundam Breaker out this week, expect a top two position for the Vita.  

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