E3 is only a few short weeks away and like every year, the major companies will be pushing hard to get their products and services noticed. Sony released the PlayStation Vita only a few months ago and need to push the platform hard to get it established in the market, so what can we expect from Sony at E3 this year?
Watch nine minutes of Konami’s upcoming PlayStation Vita version of the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, via ConsoleCreature, featuring Brand Manager Kevin Vlaming.
Despite the game’s official release date being May 29th 2012 in North America and May 30th 2012 in Europe, we’ve spotted a PS Vita owner playing Resistance: Burning Skies, using the Near application. The user, roughly half a mile away from where I work in Camden Town, was spotted playing the game on May 4th 2012 – almost a whole month before the game’s official release date.
If you are fed up of getting signed out of the PSN every time you play Uncharted: Golden Abyss? Lucky for you, Bend have fixed the issue and have released a patch today so you can remain signed-in to the PSN going forward. The decision to use “offline” mode was to apparently save battery power.
Three new DLC packs have been announced for augmented reality game Reality Fighters. The Weapons Pack will be free to download, while the other two packs, Football Fight Pack and Ghostbusters Pack (both detailed below), will be paid DLC content available for $2.99 from the PlayStation Store.
Sony has revealed worldwide sales figures for the PlayStation Vita up to end of March 2012. Sony claims it has shifted 1.8 million units in the US, Europe, and Asia. At last count, Sony had sold 1.2 million units in February 2012, which means around 600,000 units were sold in March alone.
We’re now less than a month away from the May 29th release of Resistance: Burning Skies. The game went gold last week and will soon be shipping to stores. To celebrate, part of the Trophy list for the game has been revealed by the developers. In addition to the trophies listed below, there are also 5 more, which have been omitted to avoid spoilers.
PS Vita Add-Ons
LittleBigPlanet fans will soon be given to the opportunity to participate in the LittleBigPlanet Beta on the PS Vita. The goal of the Beta is to get feedback on the overall experience from the folk that understand it like few others. If you are interested in taking part in the beta, follow the instructions below to sign-up.
