Week 2 of the 3 week PS Vita Sale is about to start tomorrow and this time Sony are focusing on PS Vita retail released games. Week 2 of this sale starts on June 20th until July 4th. If you missed anything from Week 1’s sale, it will be available until July 27th.
WipEout 2048 on the PlayStation Vita has received a new patch, updating the game to version v1.04. The changelog in the update simply states “Various Bug Fixes” but following on from the post this morning about WipEout HD DLC content, the trophy list for the game has indeed been updated. The update is 142 MB in size – a quite significant update for just bug fixes…
A screenshot of the trophy list for WipEout 2048 suggests that the PS Vita game will be getting WipEout HD and the WipEout HD Fury DLC pack as downloadable content. The addition of the new content will add a further 22 trophies to the game, and most likely add cross-save features to the game, allowing PS3 owners to continue their campaign on the PS Vita, though this has yet to be confirmed.
E3 2012 seems like it happened ages ago, but content from the Expo is still being released two weeks on. The E3 trailer for Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz was released by Sega a few weeks after E3 – we double checked and this is indeed a new trailer (see below).
The PS Vita is a great portable console, but the system software does have a long way to go before it can be called “perfect”. Like the PSP before it, Sony released firmware updates to add and update features on the console, making it better with each major update. The next big update to the PS Vita will be Firmware v2.0, and here is what we want to see included.
PS Vita sales worldwide are starting to grow slowly according to VGChartz. In week ending June 9th 2012, the PS Vita sold just over 50,000 units world wide – not a lot compared to the 3DS’ 135,000+ units – but a growth compared to the previous week’s 45,000 units. Week on week, the PS Vita’s sales increased by 10%, and exceeded the PSP’s sales, which is still going strong.
Sony has discretely removed the 4GB Memory Card that was supposed to be part of the Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation bundle. At E3 2012, Sony announced a PS Vita white console, the Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation game and a 4GB memory card would be included in the bundle, however, the product listing on the PlayStation Website shows that the 4GB memory card is no longer included.
Another survey was carried out today for the PS Vita, following on from the Gran Turismo one we reported about earlier. This time, the survey mentioned Gran Theft Auto for the PS Vita, as well as a possible price for the title. The survey is a slightly modified version of the survey that went out a few days ago.
Sega has revealed that the upcoming exclusive PS Vita title, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz, will be released on October 23 2012. The game features 100 levels across five worlds made of Jungle, Clay, Wood, Metal and Cardboard. The game also features both local multiplayer and online multiplayer over Wifi — a first for the series.
A new update for Treasures of Montezuma Blitz is now available on the PlayStation Vita. The update, which is 52MB in size, fixes trophy unlocking so the game doesn’t need to be restarted among other fixes.
