On the PS Vita this week, the Travel Bug App is now available to download in Europe. New PlayStation Mobile and Minis titles are also available this week, along with new DLC for the PS Vita. New PlayStation Plus content will be coming to the PS Vita next week, on December 5th 2012.
This week on the US PlayStation Store, you can find new a new PS Vita and PSP title, as well as new discounts for PlayStation Plus subscribers. New DLC is available for LittleBigPlanet, and a number of games have received permanent price reductions too.
Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault or Ratchet & Clank: Q-Force as it is known in Europe, will be coming to the PS Vita in January 2013, while the PS3 version will be available this week. The title will be cross-play and cross-save compatible when released, and will be available to download for free if the PS3 version has been purchased.
Despite Christmas edging closer and closer, December is set to be a quiet month for Vita gamers when it comes to new game releases. Only three new titles are expected between Europe and North America, making it a quiet month. Luckily, November has been a big month with a number of AAA releases, so that should be enough to fill the stockings at least.
PlayStation Plus is now on the PS Vita, which means Vita game have been added to the Instant Game Collection, and available to download for free if you are a subscriber. You can also find a number of new games to purchase and download, including Chronovolt and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.
PlayStation Plus was added to the PS Vita this week in Firmware v2.00, so this week’s North American PlayStation Store update includes the first of six games in the Instant Game Collection. You can also find new PS Vita titles, new demos, and plenty of new DLC to enjoy.
PS Vita Firmware v2.00 is a massive update for the console adding many new features and improving existing functionality. The biggest change in the addition of PlayStation Plus to the console, adding automatic downloading of updates, cloud storage for gamesave data and the Instant Game Collection. The Web Browser has also been updated, along with many of the other applications.
The latest firmware update for the PS Vita is now available to download, adding a host of improvements, new features and PlayStation Plus compatibility to the console. Sony has changed the web browser to be a separate app, increasing it’s speed and improving its HTML5 capabilities.
Firmware v2.00 is launching on the PS Vita this week, bringing with it a whole host of features for PlayStation Plus subscribers. In addition to automatic updates, wireless synching and cloud storage, the Web browser will also be updated so that its a “small app”. This little tidbit was revealed by Sony World Wide Studio boss Shuhei Yoshida on Twitter.
The PS Vita’s sales continue to disappoint across the globe, despite Christmas being just around the corner. In Japan last week, the console sold just 4,021 units, compared to around 6,000 units the week before. Both figures are quite bad, especially when compared to the Nintendo 3DS. Sony really need to get the Vita going, and even more so at such a critical time for sales.
