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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 sales tick along nicely in Japan

Vita sales are down just a smidge this week in Japan, down less than 100 on last week's Media Create figures at 3,339. No Vita games in the top 20, as a host of Switch, PS4 and even 3DS releases make the chart, including their Saga Scarlet Grace versions.

The Vita edition sold over 90K in 2016, but these versions at launch sold just 15K on PS4 and 9.5K on Switch. Just a gentle reminder to Square how powerful the Vita user base is. 


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