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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...

Phantasy Star Nova sells 107k on launch

The new Media Create chart is out and shows good moves for the Vita, with a host of new games hitting the chart, but only Phantasy Star Nova from Sega and Tri-Ace really making an impact.

Fate/Hollow Ataraxia  did pretty well with 50,000 (Famitsu has it at 66k, which is quite an anomalous gap) but NIS's Great Edo BlackSmith lags well behind the pack with a mere 11,000 sales. Even then, PS Nova's sales are well down (by two-thirds) on anything from the series' past PSP performance, although Famitsu lists it as selling 60-80% of stock, so perhaps Sega weren't that confident anyway.

01./01. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon Co.) - 298.613 / 1.626.284 (-78%)
02./00. [PSV] Phantasy Star Nova (Sega) - 107.313 / NEW
03./00. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Knight of Fafnir (Atlus) - 59.531 / NEW
04./00. [PSV] Fate/Hollow Ataraxia # (Kadokawa Games) - 53.979 / NEW
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10./00. [PSV] Nisekoi: Yomeiri!? (Konami) - 15.508 / NEW
11./00. [PSV] Dekamori Senran Kagura # (Marvelous)  - 14.275 / NEW
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15./00. [PSV] Great Edo BlackSmith (Nippon Ichi Software) - 11.562 / NEW

On the hardware front, the Vita rockets up to 29,000, with even Vita TV getting a boost, thanks to the PSNova limited editions. However, its way, way down on last year's stellar numbers and still miles behind all the new 3DS hardware.

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