At the time of this blog post going live, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Studios Europe Michael Denny is closing his presentation to journalists at a PlayStation Vita event in London. We are pleased to share the news from that presentation with our PlayStation.Blog readers.
PS Vita Launch Line-up
We can confirm that the following first party games will be available on 22 February 2012, when PlayStation Vita launches across PAL:
- Uncharted: Golden Abyss
- WipEout 2048
- Reality Fighters
- Little Deviants
- ModNation Racers: Road Trip
- Everybody’s Golf
- Escape Plan
- Unit 13
- Hustle Kings
- MotorStorm RC
- Top Darts
Additionally, the following games are in development:
Army Corps of Hell, Square Enix; Asphalt: Injection, Ubisoft; Disgaea 3 Return, NIS America; Dungeon Hunter: Alliance, Ubisoft; Dynasty Warriors Next, Tecmo Koei; EA Sports FIFA Football, EA; F1 2011, Codemasters; Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7, WB Games; Lumines Electronic Symphony, Ubisoft; Michael Jackson: The Experience HD, Ubisoft; Ninja Gaiden (working title), Tecmo Koei; OddWorld: Strangers Wrath, OddWorld Inhabitants; Puddle, Neko Entertainment; Pure Chess, RebelPlay; Putty Squad Vita, System 3; Rayman Origins, Ubisoft; Ridge Racer, Bandai Namco; Shinobido 2, Bandai Namco; Silent Hill: Book of Memories, Konami; Stardrone Extreme, BeatShapers; Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz, SEGA; Supremacy MMA, 505 Games; Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack, Drinkbox Studios; The Treasures of Montezuma Blitz, Alawar Entertainment; Touch My Katamari, Bandai Namco; Troopies, Bloober Team; Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom, Capcom; Urban Trials, Tate Multimedia; Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition, SEGA; Orc Attack, Casual Brothers; Ben 10 Galactic Racing, Bandai Entertainment; Dragon’s Racing, Ignition Entertainment; Robot Rescue Revolution, Teyon; Mortal Kombat, WB Games; Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft; Bioshock, Take Two; Street Fighter X Tekken, Capcom; Call of Duty, Activision Blizzard.
Unit 13 Coming from Zipper Interactive
It was revealed that the developer of MAG and the SOCOM series is working on a third-person shooter called Unit 13, to be released around the launch window of PS Vita. You can find more a more detailed description of the game in this blog post.
Evolution Studios’ MotorStorm RC Revealed
Yet another new title coming to PS Vita and PS3 and playable at today’s event, MotorStorm RC blends old-school remote control and contemporary racing gameplay. Cross Play lets PS Vita and PS3 players to compete. You can find out more in this announcement blog post from Evolution.
Social Essentials Shown
We learned that Flickr is joining Twitter, Facebook and FourSquare in Social Essentials, PS Vita’s gateway into the most popular social media channels, and they were available to test at the London event. We’ll be showing you exactly how to Like, Tweet, Tag and all the rest here on PlayStation.Blog soon.
Augmented Reality Markers
Augmented Reality is one of the directions open to PlayStation Vita developers and it was announced that six Augmented Reality markers will be available at launch, with three games available to download for free from PlayStation Store. To see how these are going to be used, we saw this AR technology video:
We hope this news gets you even more excited about PlayStation Vita and we can’t wait to hear what you think when you get your hands around it on 22 February 2012. In the meantime, we’re going to do our best to show you what it can do and hint at the possibilities for the future. If there’s anything you’d like to know, please do ask away in the comments.
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Posted on 23 November, 2011 at 1:42 am by ProdigyPoop
Man I hope LittleBigPlanet will be at launch… That’s all I’m hoping for.
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Posted on 23 November, 2011 at 2:16 am by SirTodge
Really excited for the Vita launch.
Just tell the powers that be that WE WANT DIFFERENT COLOURED MACHINES!
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Posted on 23 November, 2011 at 5:53 am by maddogarchie64
will vidzone be on vita?
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Posted on 23 November, 2011 at 8:39 am by Shin-Ra
Most games bought at launch ever? It’s easier for me to only list the first-party games I’m NOT interested in.
Gravity Rush (GAME CARD VERSION PLEASE!) and Uncharted Golden Abyss are top of my list though.
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Posted on 23 November, 2011 at 9:43 am by ScrewThePooch
I like the augmented reality, adds something different to the mix
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Posted on 23 November, 2011 at 10:02 am by Yeroon
Nice line up!
I guess i’m the only one going for Everybody’s Golf
And Uncharted of course.
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Posted on 23 November, 2011 at 11:12 am by CoolRichy008UK
that y i int gettin a vita cuz it looks boring
(NO COMMENTS ALOUD ON THIS) – unles u wanna get banned
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Posted on 23 November, 2011 at 11:27 am by ScrewThePooch
Also I haven’t received anything about inside ps vita even though I signed up for info months ago
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Posted on 23 November, 2011 at 9:12 pm by GRB20
I thought the Yakuza game was in the making. Probably buy Ridge Racer and Ninja Gaiden for it.
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Posted on 23 November, 2011 at 10:29 pm by Naijaplaya
I can only agree by far the best games launch line up ever
and btw
@PS_man1984
you are one of the best examples like me that theres no need for all this consol war just try out hte games from all companies
that makes u a real gamer
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Posted on 23 November, 2011 at 10:48 pm by maddogarchie64
i still haven’t received my themes
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Posted on 24 November, 2011 at 4:08 pm by ash-1_1
AWESOME, despite the year sony has gone through, japan earthquake, hacking ive noticed they always bounce back, even better than expectations
glad to see the right people leaving there mark on the world. Oh and vita looking HOT
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Posted on 24 November, 2011 at 5:47 pm by Alienshade
wher is gravity rush now!?
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Posted on 24 November, 2011 at 6:34 pm by darylsdn
So, will Gravity Rush be a launch title for PAL or not? It’s not on this list here, but some blogs reported it will be.
Gravity Rush would be the reason I’m picking one up
if it’s not for launch, I guess the Vita will have to wait.
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Posted on 24 November, 2011 at 7:19 pm by rix0400
WOW i cant wait 4 this console and the argumanted reality posibilities look soo good ,i hope its gona b betta than their invisimals game on psp i loved it but it still needs improvement SONY FTW !!!!, THIS IS GOIN TO BE EPIC …………….. try beating that microsoft
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Posted on 24 November, 2011 at 7:33 pm by rix0400
any games coming out with the console ? installed or in box ! or do we still have to buy our first game separetly ?
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Posted on 24 November, 2011 at 8:08 pm by TheDominator2008
I love it, I can’t wait for this!
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Posted on 24 November, 2011 at 8:18 pm by dethklock616
Some questions
Will the PSV be backwards cerpatable with PSP softwhere eg PSone games?
When will you confirm third party launch titles for release?
Many thanks!
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Posted on 25 November, 2011 at 12:34 am by Dr_Painkillah
If I bought Hustle Kings from the PS3 store will I be able to play it on the PS Vita? Or would I have to re-purchase it because it’s a different version?
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Posted on 25 November, 2011 at 3:25 am by noctis_lucis
Are we still getting gravity rush at vita launch?
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Posted on 25 November, 2011 at 10:17 am by vherostar
COD will sell this handheld over 3DS once launched I hate to admit. Sure the first party games are great but those 360 gamers will not care however playing COD on the move will sway them.
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Posted on 25 November, 2011 at 9:29 pm by Shin-Ra
Gravity Rush was on the list here but has been removed. What the deal? Please release it on physical Game Card.
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Posted on 25 November, 2011 at 11:45 pm by thunder929657843
Is Wwe 12 going to be made for the PSVITA? It said that THQ will make it, but i am not sure
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Posted on 26 November, 2011 at 3:45 am by mh637099
No LBP?
Is Modnation Racers called Modnation Road trip? And no Modnation Racers just?
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Posted on 26 November, 2011 at 1:01 pm by lewisem
OMG!!!! Can’t wait ’till PSVITA comes out!! Gonna pre-order it soon!!
The AR cards look AWESOME!!!!
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Posted on 26 November, 2011 at 9:12 pm by Mr-Dj-Skull
Will “Call of Duty” also come on PSVITA ?
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Posted on 27 November, 2011 at 9:46 am by Zargbot
Yes, It does have R3 and L3 buttons. Thats why they’re callled Fully Functional Analog Sticks!
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Posted on 27 November, 2011 at 9:47 am by Zargbot
LBP will be at launch. Also LBP2.
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Posted on 5 December, 2011 at 10:14 am by nahte001
WOW! Amazing launch games and I only have one (or 2) questions…
1.does it come with AR cards and if so how many
2.how much will the cost and release date for ar?
thx
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Posted on 5 December, 2011 at 5:20 pm by basilisgiorgos
@Jacks_Mannequin Vita Will Be Region Free
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Posted on 7 December, 2011 at 7:04 pm by Alienshade
No vita will not have r3/l3 buttons! Old lbp to psp(and vita) and 1 new lbp vita. Not at launch! Look at launch Line-up again.
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Posted on 14 December, 2011 at 7:13 am by monoliet
l3 – r3 = rear pad left site richt side = solution
very weak lounch = no rpg no monsterhunter =
so i buy wiffi version no mem stick = to expensif = no uncharted
buy gam dont need the expensif cards
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