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'I would be pleased if we reached similar sales to Japan', claims SCEA chief
Read More »IN PICTURES: The UK Vita launch
Hundreds of UK games stores opened their doors at midnight last night to usher in the long awaited arrival of Sony’s PlayStation Vita. Thousands of consumers across the country attended a number of midnight openings to be amongst the first to get their hands on the device. GAME’s Oxford Street …
Read More »UK retail ‘undercuts digital Vita prices by 17%’
But PSN charges less in Japan and North America
Read More »Ubisoft MIA from GAME Vita launch line-up
UK retailer GAME will not be selling any of Ubisoft’s PlayStation Vita launch titles. Although it has not confirmed the reason, it is presumed that it is down to ongoing negotiations with individual suppliers regarding GAME’s troubled credit insurance status. At the moment GAME is having to strike deals with …
Read More »Digital Vita games ‘17% more expensive’ than retail
The launch games for the PlayStation Vita cost an average of 17 per cent more to download over PSN than they do to buy on the High Street or online. That’s according to calculations from bargain hunting site SavyGamer, which has compared the recently released PSN price list with the …
Read More »UPDATED: Vita game downloads – complete UK price list
Sony has at last released the complete UK digital launch line-up for PlayStation Vita and, interestingly, Sony has chosen not to mirror its overseas strategy and has priced the digital games at the same RRP they will carry on the High Street. The most expensive game is EA’s FIFA Football, …
Read More »VIDEO: Rizzle Kicks star in new Vita ad
British hip hop duo Jordan Stephens and Harley Alexander-Sule, otherwise known as Rizzle Kicks, are the stars of a new PlayStation Vita ad which you can see below. The ad will begin airing on UK TV on February 24th and will begin a cinema run on March 9th. The short …
Read More »32% of PS3 owners considering Vita purchase
A third of UK PS3 owners are seriously considering” purchasing a PlayStation Vita, a new survey has shown. The study from Playr2.com also found that of that 32 per cent, half either currently own or have previously owned a PSP. 22 per cent intent to buy a Vita within a …
Read More »Vita dominates Amazon pre-order charts
The PlayStation Vita has assumed a commanding position in Amazon.co.uk’s video games pre-order charts. The Wi-Fi console and 8GB memory card currently top the bestseller lists on the strength of their pre-orders alone. In total the machine and associated games can lay claim to nearly three quarters of the top …
Read More »Naughty Dog ‘not working on Vita titles’
I won't say never, ever, but there's no plans for it right now', says Arne Meyer
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