Free South Park episode for Vita owners

Sony has placed a free episode of American cartoon series South Park on the PlayStation store for Vita owners.

Currently the 12th, 13th and 14th seasons of the TV series can be downloaded to Sony’s machine, with the first episode of the 12th series (found under the South Park Uncensored menu on the PS Store) can be downloaded for free.

The move will undoubtedly be designed to get Vita owners to visit the video store, which offers a large array of content to own or rent but has understandably played second fiddle to games in the marketing for the machine to date.

The PlayStation Vita had a big impact on the UK market this week, with Uncharted: Golden Abyss and FIFA Football claiming first and second spots respectively in this week’s UK charts.