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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 ...

Vita sells another 20K in Japan

No new entries in this week's Media Create chart from Japan for the Vita, but God Eater 2 Rage Burst continues to sell, managing another 17,710 units to keep it in the top 10, closing in on 200K sales.

Hardware sales totalled just over 20,000, but the Vita is already 60K down on its year-to-date number from 2014. Two years ago, Soul Sacrifice arrived from Sony (the dark blue spike), and there's no sign of the company offering anything that will move hardware in those volumes this year. With Sega all but dead, and Square looking to have abandoned the Vita, only Bandai seem to have the muscle to put out any major releases. Yes, there's lots of little bright spots ahead, Digimon, Demon Souls 2 and Dancing All Night, but not much to catapult the Vita into the spotlight again.


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