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PlayStation Vita owners will still be able to enjoy multiplayer games with PSP owners across an ad-hoc connection. A Sony website states that anyone who downloads a PSP title on their Vita via PSN will still be able to use the multiplayer functions with both other Vita users and those …
Read More »Confirmed – Vita is region free
Sony has finally confirmed that its PlayStation Vita handheld console will be region free, according to the president of Sony Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida. The news is all the bigger, of course, as Nintendo decided to region lock the 3DS – the first time it has ever locked one of …
Read More »Vita external battery pack in the works
Sony has confirmed that it is developing an additional battery pack for PlayStation Vita. The device will add to the standard battery life, revealed earlier this week to be somewhere between three and five hours – something that has sparked concern amongst avid consumers. "If you’re flying from New York …
Read More »Remote Play demoed for PS Vita
Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida has demonstrated PlayStation Vita’s ability to play games streamed directly from a PS3. The president of Sony Worldwide Studios was showing off PS Vita’s Remote Play technology at Tokyo Games Show, reports VG247. He played Killzone 3 on the PS Vita which was streamed onto the handheld …
Read More »Vita-compatible Android games planned
Sony’s mobile gaming push has been taken to the next logical step, with news that developers are to be given the tools to make PlayStation Vita compatible Android games. We’ve already seen developments the other way round, of course. Sony Ericsson has released its PlayStation Certified Xperia Play mobile phone, …
Read More »Sony considering ‘UMD conversion program’ for PS Vita
We know that PS Vita is compatible with most digital PSP games, but Sony says it may also have a solution for those who own UMD versions of some titles. Destructoid reports that Sony says that they’re considering some kind of program to offer special download versions as replacements”. There …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid, Zone of Enders HD also coming to Vita
The Metal Gear Solid HD and Zone of the Enders HD Collections will both be released on PlayStation Vita as well as on PS3 and Xbox 360. The MGS Collection contains HD versions of Metal Gear Solid’s 2 and 3 as well as PSP title Peace Walker. The ZOE bundle …
Read More »Japanese Vita launch line-up confirmed
The PlayStation Vita will launch with 20 boxed retail games and six digital PSN games when it arrives in Japan on December 17th. Here’s the complete line-up: (Boxed) * Uncharted (Sony) * F1 2011 (Codemasters) * Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Capcom) * BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend (Arc System Works) …
Read More »Final Fantasy X, Katamari confirmed for Vita
A number of big-name franchises were last night announced for Sony’s PlayStation Vita. Leading the way is an HD remake of PS2 RPG Final Fantasy X, which in part is being released to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the seminal title. In addition, Japanese mag Famitsu has lifted the …
Read More »Release date set for PlayStation Vita
Sony has finally confirmed a release date for the PlayStation Vita in Japan. The unit will launch on December 17th, barely a week before Christmas. The standard wi-fi model will retail for 24,980 and the higher-spec 3D unit will cost 29,980 (248). Those going for the latter unit will be …
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