The PSN maintenance that occurred on Monday, 9th December, increased the number of portable devices that can be linked to a PSN. The previous limit was two, which means gamers can now link up to three PS Vita or PSP devices to their account, and download content to them. The maintenance period lasted for 7 hours, and followed the release of Firmware 3.01.
Sony has released a minor update for the PS Vita, updating the console’s system software to version 3.01. The update doesn’t add much, apart from improving the stability of the console, but it’s mandatory for all gamers wanting to access the PlayStation Network. It appears that the patch fixes some game exploits too.
New content is available on the European PlayStation Store this week, but there is only a small amount of new content for the PS Vita this week, with two new games added. New games include The Amazing Spider Man and Media Molecule’s Tearaway, both of which release in Europe this Friday, 22nd November 2013.
New PS Vita games and DLC are available on the US PlayStation Store this week, including The Amazing Spider-Man. New PlayStation Plus content has also been added, with Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath joining the Instant Game Collection this week. Finally, you can find new DLC for games including Sound Shapes and Valhalla Knights 3.
Sony has confirmed that Remote Play between the PS4 and PS Vita will work only over Wi-Fi networks, but YouTube user The Phawx has discovered that Remote Play can work over a LTE / 4G network using a mobile phone that allows tethering. You can create a Wi-Fi hotspot on your mobile phone (like the Google Nexus 5 Android device shown in the video) and connect the PS Vita to it.
Minecraft is coming to PlayStation, with PS4 and PS Vita versions currently in development. New details about the PS Vita version have emerged, revealing that the Vita version is being developed by 4J and will be a port of the Xbox Edition instead of the Pocket Edition of the game.
Sony has announced three new PS Vita bundles which come of Media Molecule’s Tearaway, which releases this week. The three bundles cater for different budgets, but all come with a Wi-Fi PS Vita and a copy of the game (retail or digital version). The cheapest bundle includes the console and a retail copy of the game, while the UK-exclusive bundle includes the console, digital versions of Tearaway and LittleBigPlanet and a 16 GB memory card.
The PS Vita has received a very small update on the PlayStation Store in Europe this week with only a couple of new games added, and some PSP DLC content. New games include Breakquest: Extra Evolution Pro Edition and Lego Marvel Super Heroes.
The PS Vita version of Rayman Legends is finally getting the missing Invasion levels that should have been part of the game with it launched. Ubisoft has confirmed that the patch will be available to download on November 26th 2013, and will also include leaderboard functionality.
The PS Vita has received a very small PlayStation Store update this week in North America, adding two new games and a couple of new DLC items. New games include Flower, which is cross-buy compatible with the PS3 and PS4 versions, and Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition.
