This week on the North America PlayStation Store, new PS Vita compatible PSOne Classics and Minis titles have been added for download, including Destruction Derby, Warhawk, and Wild Arms 2. New DLC is also available for Hustle Kings.
Sony has revealed that PlayStation Plus will be extending to the PS Vita this November, although a exact release date has not been revealed. Better still is that existing Plus subscribers won’t have to pay extra to extend the benefits onto their PS Vita. Plus on the PS Vita will offer the same benefits as on the PS3, including Instant Game Collection, discounts and more.
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LittleBigPlanet PS Vita has been patch, ahead of the game’s official release in Europe this Wednesday, September 19th 2012. Some eager retailers have already released the game ahead of the official launch. The patch updates the game to v1.01 and fixes various bugs and issues with the game, and weighs in at 32MB.
It appears that piracy on the PS Vita has arrived sooner than expected. A video has been released showing the PS Vita running a number of PSP ISO / CSO files using a custom loader, probably using the recently discovered exploit, even though it was claimed that the security hole could not be used for piracy.
Jet Set Radio is already available to download on the PS3 if you are a PlayStation Plus subscriber, with the general release coming next week. On the PS Vita however, the game won’t be arriving until mid-October. Unlike the console version, the Vita version of the game comes with platform specific enhancements.
New PS Vita games have been added to the European PlayStation Store this week, including the free Ecolibrium App and SunFlowers. There are also new demos and minis available to download from the store, and new PSOne classics compatible with the PS Vita too.
The PS Vita’s first full-scale fishing game, Let’s Fish! Hooked On, will be coming to the console this Autumn according to Sean Walsh, Product Manager for Wired Productions. Wired recently signed a deal with the developer SIMS to bring the title to the West.
Canada will finally be getting the 3G model of the PS Vita this October, Sony has announced. Sony has created a launch bundle for the new model which will come with the 3G PS Vita, Gravity Rush and Unit 13, and a pay-as-you-go data package from Rogers for $299.
Over 20 new PS Vita compatible PSOne classics have been added to the PlayStation Store in North America this week. Compatible titles include Reel Fishing, Ten Pin Alley and Harvest Moon: Back to Nature. No new games or DLC made it to the store this week, however.
