D3 Publisher has released a new trailer for PlayStation Vita’s Earth Defense Forces 3 Portable. The big surprise in the footage is apparently the return of the Palewing character from EDF2. The character will be playable in the game.
Despite Sony claiming that the entire PSOne catalogue will work on the PS Vita at E3 early last month, its more likely that the catalogue will start small, and evolve over time. A bit like what we’ve already seen with PSOne titles on the PSP.
Sony Japan has confirmed in a Press Release that PSOne Classics will be coming to the PS Vita in Firmware v1.80. The firmware update will be released at some point this summer, but a exact release date was not revealed. The PS Vita is currently on Firmware v1.69, so it’s expected that firmware v1.70 will be skipped in favour of v1.80.
The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection was released on the PlayStation Vita last week, and to celebrate its release Konami has released a new launch trailer for the title. The collection includes Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, but missed out Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker found on the console version of the game.
Ragnarok Odyssey has sold over 100,000 units in Japan since it was launched back in February, according to publisher GungHo Online Entertainment. While the figure is small compared to other platforms and games, the figure shows steady progress on the platform, and will hopefully encourage other developers to develop games for the Vita.
As you may have read this morning, Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) has announced that it will be acquiring cloud-streaming company Gaikai. The acquisition means that Sony will use Gaikai’s technology to bring streaming to the PS Vita in addition to their other devices.
On the games front, the PS Vita is lacking in original IP and AAA titles, but that may soon change. Speaking to CVG, PlayStation CEO Andrew House revealed that a number of announcements are in the pipeline. “We’ll show [the new projects] when the time is right,” he said in a new interview puiblished yesterday.
Yet another retailer is offering the PS Vita at discounted prices. GameStop.co.uk is offering the Wi-fi Vita for only £190, while the 3G Vita is available for £230. Both prices are significantly cheaper than other online retailers, so if you don’t already have one but thinking of getting one, now is the time.
If you downloaded the YouTube App from the PS Vita Store, you may have noticed that a patch for the app is already available. The zero-day patch updates the app to version v1.01 and addressed some bugs in the app and improves stability.
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