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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 to hit the 10% (currently 7%-ish) adoption rate among PS5 owners that would make it a bone fide hit gadget.   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 cool. Assuming the 120HZ streaming is solid, an OLED would be the more welcome addition, especially with the latest generation of technology offering QD-OLED (Quantum Dot-OLED), WOLED (White-OLED) and other buzzy titles for smarter display.  Whatever ...

Switch sales smash up the Japanese chart

The unstoppable Switch continues to churn out money for Nintendo in Japan, as the holiday season sales start in earnest. Switch hardware hit a year's best and best week since launch, with a scorching 281,000 units. That's a monstrous 75% of the whole Japanese hardware market, helped by the arrival of Super Smash Bros.

SSB sold 1.2 million copies, with 8 of the top 10 games in the Media Create chart for the hybrid, showing just how much Japan loves their Switches.  Pokemon Let's go crossed the million mark in second place, with old stagers like Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon 2 selling well as new Switch buyers stock up.

Overall, the Switch has taken less than two years to outsell the Vita in Japan, an impressive achievement and a sad indictment on how poorly Sony handled its second and last handheld.


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