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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 ...

Koei's duo of Ar Nosurge Plus and Ciel Nosurge Offline keep the Vita rolling in Japanese charts

Last week saw new games arrive for the Vita but sales remain firmly uninspired. As the Media Create chart enters the final quarter of the year, that's where the Vita sees its biggest sales in 2013, but no sign of that so far, with only 14,432 Vita and Vita TV units sold last week.

Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD does the business for the PS3, imagine how an upgrade of the PSP version would do on the Vita? Danganronpa Another Episode keeps chugging away in the top five while Legend of Heroes II starts to open the gap on the PS3 version. Koei's duo of Ar Nosurge Plus and Ciel Nosurge Offline make modest entries. Taking a peek at the other Famitsu chart, they both sold 60-80% of their stock, so perhaps publishers are playing it very safe.

This week sees the arrival of Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate on 3DS, so don't expect much else to happen for next week's cahrt. Chaos Rings III hits for the Vita next week, which could do some business. Just for references the PS4 is now off to a worse sales start than Sega's Dreamcast - chortle!

01./01. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) - 105.619 / 1.481.438 (-4%)
02./00. [PS3] Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX # (Square Enix) - 84.935 / NEW
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05./03. [PSV] DanganRonpa: Another Episode (Spike Chunsoft) - 15.334 / 85.930 (-78%)
06./02. [PSV] The Legend Of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki II # (Nihon Falcom) - 11.600 / 97.884 (-87%)
07./05. [PS3] The Legend Of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki II # (Nihon Falcom) - 9.645 / 75.143 (-85%)
08./00. [PS4] Omega Quintet # (Compile Heart) - 9.365 / NEW
09./00. [PSV] Ar Nosurge Plus: Ode to an Unborn Star # (Koei Tecmo) - 9.240 / NEW
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12./00. [PSV] Ciel Nosurge Offline (Koei Tecmo) - 7.078 / NEW
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18./08. [PSV] Dungeon Travelers 2 (Aqua Plus) - 3.843 / 20.303 (-77%)



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