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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 racing off to a busy 2015 in Japan

With the Vita having way more games coming out in Japan than any other format, expect a busy time of it in the Japanese media. Things get off to a decent start in the latest Famitsu with the new Atelier RPG getting a decent score. Sales will probably be helped by the neat limited edition.



Atelier Escha & Logy Plus (PSV) – 8/8/9/8
Kaleido-eve (PSV/PSP) – 9/8/7/7 (visual novel)
Root Rex (PSV) – 8/8/7/6 (otome)

Check out the release list for the major Vita games coming to Japan, but there are simply dozens of smaller, niche titles racing out to take advantage of the Vita's steady mature market. They probably won't dent the charts, but will all drip feed together to boost sales and interest in the Vita.

In related news, Sword Art Online's developers say Hollow Fragment is around 450K sales worldwide, with 70K sales in America. The anime was in the top five in Japan in 2014, so expect Lost Song, the spin-off being developed by ArtDink, to do even better. Expect a proper sequel to Hollow Fragment based on those numbers.

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