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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...

Vita sales up on Baseball and Heroes in Japan

Bandai and Komani provide PlayStation with a little multiplatform firepower this week, although if the Vita is Sony's success in Japan, why did the PS3 version of Pro Baseball outsell the Vita's by 30K? Super Hero Generation didn't do so well but the Vita came out on top in that battle on the Media Create chart.

01./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom)  - 172.348 / 1.945.850 (-47%)
02./00. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2014 (Konami)  - 81.981 / NEW
03./00. [PS3] The Evil Within (Bethesda) - 59.388 / NEW
04./00. [PS4] The Evil Within (Bethesda)  - 59.204 / NEW
05./00. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2014 (Konami) - 50.836 / NEW
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09./00. [PSV] Super Hero Generation # (Bandai Namco Games) - 16.802 / NEW
10./00. [PS3] Super Hero Generation # (Bandai Namco Games) - 12.566 / NEW
11./04. [PSV] Chaos Ring III: Prequel Trilogy (Square Enix) - 6.967 / / 19.402 (-44%) 
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20./11. [PSV] DanganRonpa: Another Episode (Spike Chunsoft) - 2.132 / 98.528 (-35%)

 That activity gave Vita and PlayStation TV combined sales a little boost back to near-"normal" levels, but its hardly inspiring and the downward average trend continues. I guess buyers wait for the new Phantasy Star Nova models, which seem to be Sony's only real drive for sales, aside from the girl gamer push. 

If you want a chuckle (or more of a deathly cough), PlayStation TV (795) is now outselling the Xbox One (613) in Japan, ouch!

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