You’ll be happy to know that the PlayStation Vita games on the PlayStation Network are cheaper than first thought. Although the prices are typically higher than most Android Market and Apple App Store games, these games have better graphics and more functionality.
If you’ve seen the “Welcome to PlayStation Vita” Video we posted up yesterday, you may have noticed a bit where they mention “first party software titles will be available on the same day via Playstation Vita game cards at retail stores and digitally via the Playstation Network.”
According to website TheSixthAxis, reports are staring to come in suggesting SCEE have started updating older PSP titles on the PlayStation Store so they work on the PlayStation Vita. Games you have already downloaded onto the PSP or PS3 may not appear on the PS Vita’s Content Manager Application until the game has been patched.
The PlayStation Vita is just days away from launch if you pre-ordered the First Edition Bundle, and a week and a half away for the rest of North America and Europe. PS Vita was first unveiled to the world as NGP, the “Next Generation Portable,” in January 2011 and formally christened as PS Vita during E3.
The European PlayStation.Blog has announced t@g – a game that lets lets budding street artists show off their artistic talents by creating virtual t@gs and unleashing them anywhere in the virtual world. Utilising Augmented Reality and GPS, t@ggers can view a virtual space through their Vita and then apply their own unique virtual t@g.
PS Vita will begin making its way into gamers’ hands in just a few short days (if you pre-ordered a First Edition Bundle, that is). Day one Vita owners will have many, many games to choose from, with 25 titles confirmed for launch on February 22nd.
Get your first look at the Playstation Vita First Edition Bundle, which will be released a whole week ahead of the official launch date in North America. Those who have pre-ordered the First Edition Bundle will receive their very own PS Vita on February 15th.
Purchase a PlayStation Vita 3G from Vodafone and get some extra bonuses to sweeten the deal. The PS Vita will cost £279, but Vodafone will give you a free 4GB memory card to go with it. In addition, if you top-up your PS Vita sim card with £5 credit, you’ll get WipEout 2048 for free as well as 250MB of data for 30 days.
The US version of the PlayStation Store has gone live, meaning anyone with a PS Vita and an US SEN account can open up the Store app and start to buy games. Naturally, content on the store is limited, but come February 22nd and you’ll see lots of new games and content to enjoy on the official launch day.
What is the different between a remake and remastering, you ask? A remake is basically a port of the game, while includes the game’s original content on a new platform. A remaster is updating elements of the game to make use of the new platforms features, for example, graphics, music and sometimes voice acting.
