A market research survey has been spotted mentioning the driving simulation game Gran Turismo for the PlayStation Vita. The survey goes on to mention discounts for gamers who already have Gran Turismo on the PS3 and using PlayStation Plus as a mechanism for gamers who own both the PS3 and the PS Vita.
Some bad news for PS Vita owners: Trendy Entertainment has stopped trying to make Dungeon Defenders for the console. Community manager for the company said “Many fans, including myself, would like to play Dungeon Defenders on the portable device, but ultimately, we’ve decided to divert those resources to other pursuits.”
A few popular games in Japan have the boosted the PS Vita’s sales in Japan. The Metal Gear Solid Collection and Kidou Senshi Gundam Seed: Battle Destiny have both helped the console sell almost twice the units compared to last week. Lets hope Vita sales continue to climb as new titles are released.
In last month’s PSN Sales Chart, Mortal Kombat on top place for the most downloads on the PS Vita, while the previous top title from April, Escape Plan, has dropped to 3rd place. Final Fantasy titles still dominate the PSOne classic’s chart and God of War: Ghost of Sparta is top selling PSP title.
A new trailer for Resistance: Burning Skies on the PS Vita has been released titled “Memorial”. The trailer is dedicated to gamers who have “fallen” in the game’s online multiplayer battles. In addition, Sony has announced that the Resistance avatars included in the pre-order voucher will be available on June 26th.
A new update for MotorStorm RC on the PS Vita and PS3 is now available to download. The update fixes a number of bugs with game as well as make the campaign mode a little easier. The playable demo has also been updated to let you play different tracks.
John Koller, Sony’s head of hardware marketing, was interviewed by Kotaku regarding the PlayStation Vita. He talks about the Vita’s success and how Sony want to avoid making the same mistake with the new console as they did with the PSP. However, it does seem Sony is just repeating what happened…
If you got into the LittleBigPlanet Vita Beta yesterday using this method then you’re not the only ones. Yesterday, Sony started sending out more beta emails to lucky PS Vita owners. Those users who accessed the beta site should have also received official beta invitation emails from SCEE too.
Announced at E3 2012, the Assassin’s Creed 3 PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3 bundles are now available for pre-order online. The bundle costs $249.99 and include a white PS Vita system, a 4 GB memory card, and Assassin’s Creed 3: Libreration on card. The PS3 bundle is $299.99 and will include a black 320 GB PS3 and Assassin’s Creed 3 on Blu-ray.
If you are looking for some bargain buys for your PlayStation Vita, the PlayStation Store is having a three week sale on a number of titles. Starting on June 13th until July 4th, Sony are running a sale for content compatible with PS Vita. Each week the content will be rotated, starting with digital only titles followed by adding in retail releases and finally on the third week, retail and PSP/mini titles compatible with Vita.
