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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...

Switch sales dominate in Japan

As the previous story highlighted, Nintendo is celebrating hitting five million sales in Japan. Media Create sales data shows a metronomic 45-50K a week being sold over the usually slow summer period, with a little dip last week down to 42K, with 11 Switch games in the top 20. Little Dragon Cafe was the highest new entry at No. 6 selling 11,860 copies, double the PS4 version.

If it can keep that up it will easily catch the PS4 up late next year. Picking up the Vita's mantle as an indie hit machine, and as smaller publishers and developers move on from Sony's portable, Switch should go from strength to strength. A mid-life upgrade is likely already factored in to keep the momentum rolling as with PS4 Pro and X1, and while it'll never pick up the ultra-massive AAA titles due to storage limitations, a decent roster of Doom, Wolfenstein and others will keep most players happy.


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