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Sony’s nationwide sampling tour reached its last destination today with the opening of a London Vita Rooms venue. The temporary showcase is at 80, Oxford Street, and is open to the public from now until the handheld’s launch next week. As with the Manchester and Glasgow venues before it, the …
Read More »Sony’s Tretton: Talking PS4 would distract us
America executive dismisses rumours that PlayStation 4 will become public this year
Read More »Cross-platform purchasing for Vita and PS3
'No need to pay for the same content twice' says Sony
Read More »Yoshida: Journey is one of the most beautiful games ever
PSN exclusive dated for March 14th release
Read More »Sony: Vita dev exodus reports ‘largely exaggerated’
'There are many third party developers and publishers feverishly working on titles' says Sony VP Scott Rohde
Read More »Sony scraps PSP comic service
Time has been called on the Comics section of the PSP’s PlayStation Store. Andriasang reports that no additional content will be added to the service after March 15th. The Comics section of PSN will disappear completely from September. Users will be able to access and download any existing of new …
Read More »Yoshida: $40 Vita games ‘a fair proposition’
There's no wrong price point, says Sony studio boss
Read More »Yoshida: Vita owners "will see the value" of £45 games
President of SCE Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida is confident that consumers will happily pay full price for Vita games. Titles for the new handheld vary in price – both digitally and at retail. Games are available from 4.79 for downloadable titles like MotorStorm RC, to 19.99 for mid-range gamessuch as …
Read More »CryEngine devs ‘turn to next-gen target systems’
'No need to build CryEngine 4', Crytek executive claims
Read More »VIDEO: Watch the European Vita ad here
Commuters exploring ruins, a spa transforming into a boxing ring and a picnic that becomes a war – Sony continues its cinematic flair for platform launch ads. Unveiled on the EU PlayStation Blog, thefirst European Vita trailershows men and women going from ordinary situations to more video game-esque scenarios. The …
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