Sony and Naughty Dog has announced that the Jak and Daxter Trilogy, released on the PS3 in February 2013, is heading to the PS Vita. Arriving in June, three of your favorite Jak and Daxter titles – Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Jak II, and Jak 3 will be coming to PlayStation Vita as Jak and Daxter Trilogy. The PS Vita version will include the reproduced graphics form the original games and touch-screen functionality for certain mini-games.
New content is available on the European PlayStation Store this week, including a playable demo of Soul Sacrifice. Not much else is available for the PS Vita on the store this week except for some LittleBigPlanet and Dead or Alive 5 Plus DLC content.
Sony has released a minor update for the PS Vita, updating the portable console to version v2.11, less than a week after releasing firmware v2.10. The minor update simply “improves system stability and the playback of some titles”. So, if you’re having issues with running some games, this update should fix the issues for you.
Soul Sacrifice will be getting a playable demo ahead of the game’s official launch later this month. The PS Vita exclusive title will launch from April 30th 2013 across Europe, but a playable demo will be available from April 17th 2013 from the PlayStation Store (that’s this Wednesday).
A light update on the European PlayStation Store with with just a handful of new games and DLC content for the PS Vita. Cross-buy title Guacamelee! is available for purchase for both the PS3 and PS Vita, with PlayStation Plus getting a 20% discount (two weeks only). PS Vita title Virtue’s Last Reward has also been added to the Instant Game Collection, the first of two new titles being added to the collection this month.
The PS Vita’s firmware has been updated to version 2.10, adding many improvements and new features to the system. The firmware update adds HTML5 video compatibility to the Browser, and allows your home screen icons to be grouped into Folders, supporting up to 10 apps per folder. Improvements to other apps have also been made, including Email, Group Messaging and the Content Manager.
Lots of new content is available on the North American PlayStation Store this week, including a number of new games like Guacamelee!. AR Play title Table Mini Golf is available to download on the too, as well as some new DLC content and PSOne classics.
The latest PS Vita firmware went live overnight, updating the system software to v2.10. If you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber and have automatic updates turned on, you’ll find the firmware update already downloaded and waiting to be installed. In addition to folders, the firmware update adds and improves a number of features.
Following from our earlier story about the PS Vita getting folder support, it now appears that Firmware version v2.10 will be released this week, with folder support confirmed. The current source is a Japanese blog, but you can expect an official post from Sony to confirm soon. The firmware update will also add video streaming to the console.
Media Molecule have today revealed the release date and reversible box art for their upcoming PS Vita title Tearaway. The papery world of Tearaway will unfold in North America and Europe this October. Information on pre-orders, and the special items that will accompany will be announced soon.
