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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...

PS Vita UK chart, waiting for the storm

Over the next few weeks, the gaming charts will be torn to shreds by a torrent of new AAA releases. Except for the Vita which gets a smattering of new games, mainly Freedom Wars, Tales of Hearts R and the belated boxed release of Minecraft.

Until then, the current Vita chart snoozes on, with just a couple of reentries (LEGO Hobbit at no. 7) suggesting that anyone even buys Vita games anymore. Will the release of PlayStation TV jiggle things about a bit? Certainly, I expect quite a few complaints as unaware buyers pick up non-compatible games for it.

1 - FIFA 15 EA SPORTS (last week) 1 (weeks on chart) 5
2 -  KILLZONE: MERCENARY SONY 2 60
3 - BORDERLANDS 2 2K GAMES 3 22

Over Amazon, the usual suspects dominate the pre-order chart, with only LEGO Movie and The Muppets recently added. The most searched for term on the blog recently is "Vita games 2015" - I'm starting to wonder just how few results there will be, in a retail capacity.

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