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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 ...

Minecraft bossed it in Japan on the Vita, but what else sold well?

Minecraft was the biggest seller on the Vita for many years in Japan, regularly keeping the format above water in hardware (with this natty limited edition) and software sales. Some latest data from Famitsu (via @GameDataLibrary) shows just how far ahead of the pack it was. 

We knew Minecraft sold a million from historic Media Create data. Along with global sales of Persona 4 Golden it is likely the only other game to hit that mark. Also of interest is the strong effort from staple series including God Eater, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and Sword Art Online titles. 

Everything else is pretty much fighting over the scraps, with Freedom Wars doing very well for a brand new title. Hopefully Sony will drag the shared-IP title back into the light soon, although with Sony Japan shutting down lots of development, maybe that was a last hurrah! 

As Japanese sales died off over recent generations, at least third-parties learned that distinctive titles like Danganronpa and would find an audience in the west, and hopefully that's one lesson the Vita partly gave the world. 


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