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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 ...

Hatsune Miku not top billing on the Media Create chart

Japan's chart is alive with the sound of new entries, but Hatsune Miku is squashed into third by the latest Dark Souls release and a spin-off Dragon Quest game. Despite that and the arrival of DoA Venus, which was outsold 2-1 by the PS4 version, Vita hardware sales were only up 1,000 on last week to a smidge over 20,000.

01./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 (Square Enix) - 368.665 / NEW
02./00. [PS4] Dark Souls III (From Software)  - 210.141 / NEW
03./00. [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X (Sega)  - 69.438 / NEW
04./00. [PS4] Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Fortune  (Koei Tecmo) - 44.723 / NEW
05./01. [WIU] Pokken Tournament # (Pokemon) - 28.331 / 98.007 (-59%)
06./00. [PSV] Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Venus  (Koei Tecmo) - 21.959 / NEW
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09./00. [PSV] Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence  (Koei Tecmo) - 13.482 / NEW
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12./06. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony) - 10.639 / 712.822 (+16%)
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14./02. [PSV] Digimon World: Next Order (Bandai)  - 10.272 / 74.490 (-84%)
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18./00. [PSV] Dance with Devils # (Rejet)  - 5.129 / NEW
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20./08. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 3 (Bandai ) - 4.908 / 105.708 (-44%)

 I'm sure Sony will still be pretty happy with 20,000 Vita sales a week, plus the odd big kicker when the next God Eater arrives, but for the next couple of weeks, the release list looks pretty bare in Japan. 

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