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Another big E3 reveal has slipped out before the show officially begins. A compact version of the Xbox One has appeared on popular games forum Neogaf. The product is called Xbox One S, it will be 40 per cent smaller than the current Xbox One, it boasts a 2TB hard-drive, …
Read More »Vita Slim gets Australian release date
Sony is continuing its roll-out of the slimmed down Vita PCH-2000 with a launch Down Under next month. The trimmed down handheld will launch in Australia on June 4th with an RRP of AUS$269.96 (150), which is a good 30 less than the RRP it carries in the UK. The …
Read More »What now for PlayStation Vita?
PlayStation UK MD Fergal Gara tells MCV why the platform holder will never give up on its portable console, and where it goes next… Many of the exciting games announced for Vita are indie projects. Do you think the console is lacking a big triple-A product this year? Well, there …
Read More »Borderlands 2 Vita revealed alongside slim Vita bundle
Borderlands 2 is heading to PS Vita – alongside a hardware bundle packaging the game with the new, slimmer Vita. Sony’s John Koller announced the news at California PlayStation event this week, adding that a Vita Borderlands 2 hardware bundle will launch alongside the game this spring. The package includes …
Read More »Sony questions difference between Vita’s LCD and OLED displays
The difference between the Vita Slim’s LCD display and the Original Vita’s OLED display is small, if not imperceptible” if it exists at all, Sony has claimed. The new Vita arrives in the UK next month and with no plans to replenish stock of the existing model, gamers will have …
Read More »Original Vita to be phased out in UK
Sony expects the current ‘fat’ Vita model to have disappeared from the UK High Street in the very near future. The company this morning confirmed the launch of the PlayStation Vita Slim next month and has now confirmed that the device is a direct replacement for the current model. "[The …
Read More »Vita Slim confirmed for UK launch next week
The new slim PS Vita will launch in the UK in a matter of days, Sony has announced. This Vita, which was released in Japan last October, will replace the old model when it arrives on Friday February 7th. It carries a slightly lower RRP of 180, although this is …
Read More »Sony explains Vita Slim strategy, but screen downgrade draws criticism
The re-designed PlayStation Vita has been constructed with a very simple premise in mind – make the system cheaper and more appealing. To put it differently, the Slim is about attracting more gamers without affecting the game experience” the machine’s head of design Mika Nagae told Famitsu, as reported by …
Read More »PlayStation Vita Slim announced and dated
A new-look, cut-down version of the PlayStation Vita has been confirmed by Sony Japan. It will be released in Japan on October 10th and will cost 18,980 (122). The unit maintains the same stylings and overall design of the Vita we know, although the unit is both 20 per cent …
Read More »Retail reveals PS3 Super Slim pricing
Sony will be focusing on its value-added message as the new PS3 Super Slim looks to shave little off the current PS3 ticket price. HMV has confirmed that it will be offering the 500GB PS3 Super Slim complete with EA’s FIFA 13 for 249.99 upon its launch next Friday (September …
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