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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...

New entries rattle the Japanese Media Create chart

There are six Vita games in the Media Create top 20 this week, with three new entries, although nothing was going to stop Resident Evil 7 from hogging the limelight. Making the biggest impression was Uta no Prince-Sama: Repeat Love, a rhythm action adventure visual novel, update to a PSP title, selling 29,000 copies.

Danganronpa passed the 100K physical sales make, but unfortunately, Twin Star Exorcists failed to generate much excitement. Both Black Wolves Saga and Drive Girls failed to bother the top 20, which suggests new or niche IP on the Vita might not have a huge future in Japan.

Or, publishers are starting with really small print runs, as they expect most sales to be digital, but while making economic sense, its not doing the Vita's profile much good.

On the hardware side, the longer Vita can keep selling 10K a week, the better. It managed 10.553 this time out. Historically things will dip across February until we get to the relative safety of spring.

Software Sales

01./00. [PS4] Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Capcom)  - 187.306 / NEW
02./00. Uta no Prince-Sama: Repeat Love (Broccoli)  - 29.008 / NEW
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09./08. Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (Spike Chunsoft)  - 9.734 / 101.844 (-39%)
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12./13. Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony)  - 5.808 / 1.096.016 (-15%)
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14./07. Valkyria Revolution (Sega)  - 5.121 / 23.339 (-72%)
15./00. Twin Star Exorcists  (Bandai Namco) - 4.681 / NEW
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20./00. New Game! The Challenge Stage! (5pb.)  - 3.662 / NEW 

 Hardware Sales



Last week's update

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