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Early buyers of Namco Bandai’s PS Vita Ridge Racer game at retail will receive paid-for content for free. At the launch of PlayStation Vita on February 22nd and for a limited time, boxed copies of Ridge Racer will come with a Ridge Racer Gold Pass. This grants access to five …
Read More »WipEout 2048 free in Vodafone Vita deal
Consumers that pick up the 3G model of Sony’s upcoming PlayStation Vita will receive a free copy of WipEout 2048. The offer is part of Sony’s partnership with Vodafone, which is the exclusive 3G provider for Vita in the UK. It will only be available to those who buy a …
Read More »No UMD Passport for US
Sony has revealed that Vita owners in North America will not be able to download PSP games they already own on UMD. In Japan, the platform holder set up a UMD Passport program that allows PSP owners to register their games to their PSN accounts and re-download them on Vita …
Read More »US PS Store now has Vita games
Sony’s launch titles are now available on the US PS Store, one week ahead of the handheld’s launch. TheSixthAxis reports that five games are now listed and, as reported earlier this month, most are slightly cheaper than their boxed equivalents. Prices range from $9.99 for Super Stardust Delta to $35.99 …
Read More »Handy Sony map shows where all UK Vitas are
PlayStation has put together a map to show consumers where they can play Vita. The new handheld goes on sale on February 22nd, and is available to play in locations up and down the UK, including all GAME and GameStation stores. You can check out the full map here. It …
Read More »Vita Rooms tour rolls on to Glasgow
Sony Computer Entertainment UK has opened a new Vita showcase in Glasgow, allowing consumers to try up the upcoming handheld. The Glasgow event is part of the Vita Rooms tour, which creates temporary venues where gamers can learn more about PlayStation Vita and its games, as well as getting hands-on …
Read More »Sony sells 500,000 PS Vita units
New handheld tops 6 million other PlayStation-related hardware sales
Read More »Sony readies PS3 for Vita launch
A new firmware update will add Vita functionality to PlayStation 3 this week. Sony has announced the imminent system software update, v4.00, will enable PS3 owners to use their console as a content hub for the upcoming handheld, according to the PlayStation Blog. They will be able to share games, …
Read More »PS Vita – 11 games for European launch
SCEE this evening revealed more details about the February 22nd launch of its new handheld games device. PlayStation Vita will come with 11 first-party launch games the firm announced at a London briefing this evening. The firm’s Sony Worldwide Studios Europe Michael Denny claimed that the line-up is one of …
Read More »More UMD on Vita details released
Sony confirmed yet more details of how it intends to manage the compatibility between PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita. It was revealed this morning that the company is allowing PSP owners to re-buy some of the their current UMD collection in digital form for use on the new machine. A …
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