A day one update is available for the new handheld.
Sony released an update for its new handheld today, the launch date of the PlayStation Vita. Firmware update v.1.61 is actually quite similar to the v.1.60, which was released a few weeks ago for the Japanese Vita.
Bet you didn't see that coming!
Developer Brian Provinciano has revealed that Retro City Rampage, his classic gaming homage, is coming to PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita today in a report by Game Informer. Some form of cloud saving between the two versions was also confirmed.
This glorified tech demo fails to deliver an entertaining experience.
It is immediately clear that Little Deviants was designed to let you play with all of the Vita’s features. Within the first half hour you will use the touch screen, rear touch pad, motion controls, camera, and even the microphone. The ideas displayed are definitely interesting, but within that first half hour you will have seen everything the game has to offer. By the time I reached my first hour of gameplay I was already bored of all of the mini-games – even the good ones.
Home console quality gaming meets the handheld market.
Mobile devices have put casual gaming at the frontlines of the handheld market, but Sony’s PlayStation Vita is a newly bred handheld beast with the power of current-gen gaming. It would be good to ask if Sony’s hardcore approach amongst the current casual gaming boom is a smart business move, but that can only be revealed in the near future. For now, we can only look at the Vita’s technical specs to judge the system. With that in mind, the Vita is a console with a lot of highs and only a few lows.
Opening up the Vita on its early launch.
Sony gives extra incentive to get its more expensive model.
UPDATE: The game to be included in the 3G bundle has been revealed to be Super Stardust Delta, as well as its Advanced Star Fighter DLC. The original story, as reported on January 27, is as follows:
The first dual stick FPS on a handheld will be released soon.
Today, Sony held a Vita Livestream in celebration of the First Edition Vita bundles being released this week. During the stream, Sony unveiled the released date for Resistance: Burning Skies on the PlayStation Vita.
If you are going to get it, it may as well be in March.
Ridge Racer Vita will come with a Gold pass for Day 1 DLC if gamers buy the title during the month of March. Afterward, if you buy the game starting in April or you get it used, you'll be given a silver pass and you'll have to pay for the DLC.
You can buy US Vita games right now!
The PlayStation Network Store for the PlayStation Vita is now available. Those who imported a Vita from Japan can now buy US games.
The list includes PlayStation Minis as well.
Sony released a list of PSP games and PlayStation Minis that will work with the PlayStation Vita at launch. Because the Vita will not use the UMD format, all of these titles refer to their digital incarnations that were purchased via the PlayStation Store.
