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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...

Atelier Firis brightens up the Japanese chart

The Vita sold 9.186 units in Japan over the week according to Media Create data, with nothing likely to change much until the new colours in early December, but they should only have a modest impact.


Atelier Firis is the only Vita new entry, landing at No 5 with 16,153 sales, lagging way behind the PS4's 27,300, suggesting that Sony's big console is now the dominant factor there. The top four are all PS4 games,

Sword Art Online and World of Final Fantasy sold 15.7K and 14.7K each in their second weeks on the chart, they will probably outsell their PS4 counterparts shortly.

Elsewhere, just the one Vita review in this week's Famitsu with Flowers Aki Hen grabbing decent marks for a VN, 8/9/8/8.

Last week's figures


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