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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 sales seasonal streak continues in Japan

The Vita sold over 53,000 units in Japan last week, putting Week 51 among the top 10 weeks ever in sales. The boost also puts a million sales in Japan for the year within reach. However, its software sales remain a shadow of what the 3DS can pull off, as Japan throws money at Nintendo's games.

Even resurgent Minecraft sales can't see Microsoft's cash cow dent the top 10. But it should hit the 500,000 retail copies mark soon. Otherwise its modest sales for Miracle Girls, Exist Archive and Angelique Retour in the latest Media Create chart:

01./00. [3DS] Monster Strike (Mixi) 437.903 / NEW
02./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter X # (Capcom) 188.225 / 2.201.273 (-2%)
03./00. [PS4] Fallout 4 # (Bethesda Softworks) 123.018 / NEW
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11./14. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony) 32.129 / 474.139 (+82%)
12./00. [PSV] Miracle Girls Festival (Sega) {2015.12.17} (¥7.549) - 27.484 / NEW
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15./00. [PSV] Exist Archive (Spike Chunsoft) 19.984 / NEW 
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23./00. [PSV] Angelique Retour # (Koei Tecmo)



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