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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 passes 5.5 million in Japan on latest Media Create chart data

As is the traditional, all hardware figures are sliding down for the rest of winter, making it hard to tell what's good or bad news. The Vita sold 11,521 on the week, enough to take it over 5.5 million lifetime. That represents about 16% of Media Create's hardware sales, and down substantially less in percentage terms than the dominant PS4 or 3DS.

On the software side, this week sees one-time Vita game Gravity Daze 2 top the chart for the PS4. Valkyria Azure Revolution slots in at no. 7 for the Vita, at 18,000 that's just half the sales of the PS4 version. Danganronpa V3 sticks around at No. 8 with another 16,000 sales.

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