The original PlayStation benefited from a demo disc included with the console on initial purchase, so it’s good to see Sony following the same initiative with new PS Vita purchases, at least in Japan. Sony is including a PS Vita card containing various demos with new PS Vita’s, giving consumers a look into other games on the PS Vita, including upcoming action RPG Soul Sacrifice.
New PS Vita titles are available on the European PlayStation Store this week, and Pinball Arcade has been added to the PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection. You can also find new demos, minis, PSM titles and DLC content to enjoy this week.
Wake-Up Club for the PS Vita was first revealed back in April, and we’re happy to reveal that the app will finally be launching in North America next Tuesday. The application will be free to download from the PlayStation Store and will change the way you wake up in the mornings.
New content has been added to the European PlayStation Store. Imaginstruments is now available free to download on the PS Vita, and two new PS Mobile have been released on the store too. You can also find new DLC for a number of titles to enjoy.
Sony has released the top 10 chart for the PlayStation Store in North America, revealing a number of re-entries to the chart. On the PS Vita, LittleBigPlanet PS Vita takes the top stot, beating new comer Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD. UNO on the PSP takes the top spot on the PSOne Classic chart after the recently discovered exploit.
New content is available on the PlayStation Store this week, including a new PS Vita title and playable demo. Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable is available on the PS Vita and there is whole host of new DLC content to enjoy. In addition, new PSOne games have been added to the PS Vita storefront.
Sony has released December’s PSN chart for PAL regions, showing a number of new titles entering the chart. On the PS Vita, the top title was Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD followed by Uncharted: Fight for Fortune, both new entries.
Following Sony’s CES press conference this week, Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai admitted that PlayStation Vita sales are currently at the bottom end of the company’s expectations. The latest sales figures for the PS Vita haven’t been released yet, but the last official figure from June 2012 stands at 2.2 million units.
A new patch for When Vikings Attack is now available on the PS Vita. The patch updates the game to versions v1.01 and is 12 MB in size. The changelog for the update reveals that the patch fixes minor issues with the online component of the game, including game matching and lobbies.
Chip manufacturer Nvidia has announced plans to produce its own hand-held video-games console, dubbed Project Shield. The portable device features a 5″ screen, capable of 720p, attached to a game-pad in a clam-shell design. The console will run Android on the company’s Tegra 4 processing chip.
