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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...

A spring in the step of Vita sales for Japan

Hope everyone in Japan is having a good holiday! In the run-up to Golden Week, Sony managed to shift a few more Vita units in Japan last week. Following up its good financial figures, Sony sold over 4,500 Vita consoles, according to Media Create for a useful little sales spike, in-step with last year's rise.

That was probably helped by the perennial arrive of Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball, which sold 125K on PS4 and a healthy 56K on Vita, topping the charts. Further down was a new Utawarerumono title from Aquaplus, shifting 8,500 units on Vita compared to 14K units on PS4. That's definitely valuable numbers for smaller publishers.

Golden Week itself has done little for gaming sales in recent years, but we'll see if there's a boost when the figures come back in a couple of week's time.


Last week's data here. Things go quiet now, until the end of May when the Persona 3 and 5 Dancing games hit the shelves, with a new trailer keeping up the constant media barrage.

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