As you all know, PlayStation Vita launched in Japan last weekend, and now SCEA have confirmed details about the North American launch on February 22nd 2012. We have the list of official PS Vita software launch lineup for the U.S. and Canada, and well as pricing details for the official memory cards and accessories.
Sony has announced that the PlayStation Vita will come with a few extras when it launches in February 2012 in Europe and North America. The PlayStation Vita will come bundled with six AR Play Cards and a voucher code to download three AR games, all for free.
Sony has confirmed the recommended retail prices (RRP) for PS Vita game cards, that’s boxed copies of games that you buy from physical retailers, as well as official prices for the memory cards and accessories for the portable console. The console will have a fantastic line-up for launch, available at a range of prices between €29.99 and €49.99.
This bit of news is likely to cause disappointment to players who tend to purchase second-hand games. On the PlayStation Vita, trophies can only be unlocked for the first player that uses the game. If you purchase a second-hand game, all the game data on the card needs to be reset before the second player can earn trophies.
Sony has managed to sell a total of 321,407 PlayStation Vitas on December 17 (the day it was launched in Japan) and 18, according to Japanese video game magazine Famitsu [JP]. This pretty solid number means that big S has sold about 46% of its initial shipment of Vitas (which is rumored to be around 700,000 units) in 48 hours.
On Saturday PlayStation Vita launched in Japan. While it’s customary for shops to open at midnight here in Europe and Australasia, in Japan the stores open just an hour or so early and shoppers queue through the early hours of the morning. Check out some of the photo taken through the launch below.
Now that the PlayStation Vita’s manual is accessible online, we’ve learnt a great deal of new information about the upcoming portable console. For example, did you know that the PlayStation Vita’s little PS button glows blue when you have new notifications on the console?
Sony has released over 10 new gameplay trailers showcasing the best of what the PlayStation Vita has to offer. The YouTube playlist features new trailers from Escape Plan, LittleBigPlanet, Super Stardust Delta, and UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss. We’ve included a few select trailers for you to watch below too.
Last week Sony mentioned that the PlayStation Vita only allow only one PSN account to be linked to the portable console, and that changing this account would require a factory reset. It seems that Sony has taken a u-turn on their initial statement and has provided new information on multi-accounts.
As you may have read, last week Sony held a PlayStation Vita event in London where journalists and Access members got to try a huge array of games on PS Vita. One of the demo areas had devices set up with the Social Essentials applications. Below, we have a video of how Twitter works on the PlayStation Vita.
