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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...

Stripping sells as Akiba's Trip rips up the UK Vita chart

Oddly enough Akiba's Trip is most annoying game I've reviewed in a while on the Vita. Not because it isn't fun, but because of the poor fighting mechanic. Still, the rest of the game is a bit of quirky blast and its clearly attracting buyers as it hits No. 2 on the UK's Vita retail chart.

Not much action elsewhere. It didn't make the all-formats top 40, so actual sales are probably pretty tiny. The PS3 version only managed to hit 23 in that format's chart. See the latest trailer if you want to know what the big deal is. Last week's new entry, Natural Doctrine has dropped straight out of the chart.



1 - FIFA 15 EA SPORTS 1 3
2 new AKIBA'S TRIP: UNDEAD & UNDRESSED NIS AMERICA - 1
3 KILLZONE: MERCENARY SONY COMPUTER ENT. 2 58
4 BORDERLANDS 2 2K GAMES 3 20
5 FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD REMASTER SQUARE ENIX 4 30

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2014 UKIE Ltd

Over on Amazon's Best Sellers, Akiba's barely makes the top 20, while Minecraft is still tops even though the physical version won't be out for a month after the download edition. FIFA 15 is in second for the long haul, while pre-orders for Tales of Hearts R and Freedom Wars continue to see them stick high up in the chart. Beyond November and Hatsune Miku and Arcana Hearts 3, things look very bleak indeed.

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