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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...

Terraria sets up camp as new Vita games rush the Japanese charts

Continuing on from last week's Disgaea 4 arrival, more new Vita titles land in the chart this week, but again, nothing to help Vita sales tick up. Even with five Vita titles in Media Create's chart, sales are dropping steadily. Still, its good to see Terraria get a decent reception in Japan while Puyo Puyo Tetris gets barely a fifth the sales of the 3DS version.

01./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2: # (Square Enix) {2014.02.06} (¥5.490) - 443.656 / NEW
02./00. [3DS] Puyo Puyo Tetris (Sega) {2014.02.06} (¥5.229) - 44.627 / NEW
03./01. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.01.30}
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07./00. [PSV] Terraria (Spike Chunsoft) {2014.02.06} (¥2.980) - 15.070 / NEW
08./00. [PSV] Super Heroine Chronicle (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.02.06} (¥7.480) - 14.467 / NEW
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14./00. [PSV] Puyo Puyo Tetris (Sega) {2014.02.06} (¥5.229) - 8.973 / NEW
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18./04. [PSV] Disgaea 4 Return (Nippon Ichi Software) {2014.01.30} (¥6.729) - 5.781 / 39.530 (-83%)
19./09. [PSV] Amagami (Kadokawa Games) {2014.01.30} (¥5.040) - 5.779 / 26.298 (-72%)
20./16. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) - 5.654 / 3.214.065 (-22%)



Sony will hope that the release in Japan on 22 February of the PlayStation 4 will give a boost to the Vita's numbers with the lure of Remote Play and PlayStation Plus deals, plus CrossPlay and CrossBuy all creating a tempting link between the two devices.


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