Another day and another PS Vita price drop. This time, its online retailer Zavvi offering the PS Vita for only for £169.95, a saving of £60 on the normal retail price. If you don’t have a PS Vita already, this a perfect time to pick one up. This is yet more evidence that a permanent price cut may be eminent.
The PS Vita is on offer at Best Buy in North America starting June 10th until June 16th. If you purchase a PS Vita for $249.99, you will get a $50 gift card you can use to buy accessories or games for your new console. This is yet another suggestion that the PS Vita is about to get a price cut worldwide.
Amazon has introduced a cash back promotion for the PlayStation Vita in Japan this week. The promotion, which runs until July 31st lets gamers purchase a 3G PS Vita, a game, and a 4GB memory card to get a discount of around ¥5,000 (approximately £41, $63).
US retailer Walmart is offering a $50 gift card when you buy a Vita between June 3rd and June 9th. The offer isn’t directly from Sony, but this is the second mention of a price drop we’ve heard of in a week. Could this mean a permanent price drop is imminent?
Sony has announced a short term incentive for anyone looking to buy a PS Vita in Europe, or more specifically France. It has been confirmed to MCV that this deal is only available in France and won’t be coming to the UK or other markets.
If you are looking for a bargin on PlayStation Vita games, you’ll be happy to know that Sony has sneakily dropped the price of three first party titles to just £11.99 (from a RRP of around £29.99). The three games are: Everybody’s Golf, ModNation Racers, and Reality Fighters.
A larger number of PSP titles have been given a price drop. The prices will vary from title to title, but you’ll be sure to find some as little as £7.99/€9.99, some of which are even Vita compatible (we’ve marked compatible games on the list below with a *).
Since launching in 2005, the PSP platform has had a profound impact on the way we play games while on-the-go, pushing the boundaries for cross-media entertainment and setting the benchmark for quality for portable games – not to mention selling 23 million units to date in North America and more than 67 million worldwide.
