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Sony's next-generation portable to retail from £230
Read More »UK PlayStation Vita prices confirmed
Sony has confirmed the UK price for the PlayStation Vita, which last night was given a European and American release date of February 22nd. The entry-level wi-fi only model will retail for 229.99. The higher-spec 3G SKU will cost 279.99. There are no details yet of what deals will be …
Read More »PlayStation Vita UK release confirmed for February 22nd 2012
Sony’s wasting no time locking in launch plans for its next handheld. The format-holder has tonight confirmed the PlayStation Vita will arrive in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Australasia on Wednesday, February 22nd. North America gets the handheld on the same day. That’s just two months after the Japanese …
Read More »Japanese pre-order Vita stock drying up
Two of Japan’s major online retailers have seen their pre-order allocation of Sony’s upcoming PlayStation Vita snapped up just hours after going on sale. RPGsite reports that both Amazon Japan and Yodobashi are both listing the handheld as being out of stock and any new customers who attempt to pre-order …
Read More »F2P games green-lit for PlayStation Vita
The thriving free-to-play monetisation model is coming to PlayStation Vita, a Sony executive has said. Chris Norden, a senior developer at SCEA, yesterday met attendees at an industry event in Texas to explain Sony’s policy. "You are free to explore whatever business model you want,” he said during his speaker …
Read More »Sony backs free-to-play business for Vita
PlayStation developer also assures retail games can launch simultaneously on PSN
Read More »‘Limited November launch’ for PlayStation Suite
PS Vita and PS3 support to be added later on, company claims
Read More »Sony shocked by new attack on 100m online accounts
Password program attempts to hack into both PSN and SOE networks
Read More »Starhawk beta codes bundled with Uncharted 3
Everyone that tags along with Nathan Drake on his latest quest will be taken on an additional adventure next year. Sony has announced that every copy of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception will come with download codes for the Starhawk multiplayer beta, according to Eurogamer. The beta is due to kick …
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