Like an expecting father updating his facebook status before a dash to the hospital, this is my last PlayStation.Blog recap before we welcome a new addition to the PlayStation family: PS Vita. After talking about it for what seems like so long, I can’t wait to see PlayStation Vita in the hands of real gamers.
If you’re one of those twitterers then please let us know the moment you grasp your new console using the hashtag #gotmyvita. We want to see pictures of you in the shop queue, first impressions of your launch game, YouTube videos of you unboxing your new console and barely discernible exclamations of joy. On launch day I’ll be pulling all of this into a special blog post that will curate all of the PS Vita chatter and join in the discussion.
Until then, here’s your recap.
- Uncharted: Golden Abyss Opens The Black Market – To make it a little easier to collect all the Bounties, we created The Black Market.
- ModNation Racers: Road Trip – On A Bus, On A Plane, On A Boat Or A Train – Hitting the store shelves alongside the release of the much-anticipated PlayStation Vita!
- Resistance: Burning Skies – Chimeran Invasion Spreads To PS Vita This May – Resistance has always boasted iconic visual design, and here’s the reveal of the Burning Skies box art.
- Be The First To See The New PS Vita Ad Campaign – An advertising campaign to show the immersive, powerful and connected gaming experiences that PS Vita offers!
- Mass Effect 3 Demo Available Tomorrow – Voted “Most Anticipated Game of 2012″ at the Spike Video Game Awards, Mass Effect 3 plunges you into the boots of Commander Shepard.
- PlayStation Home: No Fighting in the War Room – nDreams presents the very first Clubhouse for Europe! The War Room is perfect for clan meetings, socialising and plotting world domination.
- The Pop Culture Secrets Of Worms Ultimate Mayhem – Crammed full with surreal weaponry, wacky customization options, tons of destructive single-player content and multiplayer options, trophies, and cool improvements.
- PS Vita Rooms: London – Now in London for the final phase of PlayStation Vita Rooms tour until PS Vita hits shelves on 22nd February!
- Jak And Daxter Trilogy Retrospective With Naughty Dog – Check out this a video highlighting some of the favorite memories, trials and tribulations while working on the franchise!
- ‘Heads-Up’ Game Store Update 15th February 2012 – Massive updates of new games and content!
- MotorStorm RC Trophies – Full List & Platinum Revealed! – In no time at all you and your friends will be drifting on ice-caps and going for gold in the desert!
- PS3 System Software Update (v4.11) - Minor firmware improves certain aspects of system software.
- How Virtua Tennis: World Tour Edition Uses The PS Vita Cameras – PS Vita has both front facing and rear facing cameras, with supporting features such as face detection, head detection and head tracking!
- Inside PS Vita: Play. Create. Share. – ensuring that the Play. Create. Share genre of creative gaming has big plans for PS Vita.
- Try PS Vita/PS3 Cross-Play Content for One Price – For all you early PS Vita owners, check out the cross-platform gameplay experience, offering content on both platforms for one price!
- Your Journey Begins On 14 March – Something truly unique and authentic to the user… experience something you have never felt before.
- Far Cry 3: A Look Behind the Scenes of a Mo-Cap Studio – Every mo-cap scene in an Ubisoft game starts on a small stage, 15 by 8 metres long, 4 metre high and with room for six to eight actors and 60(!) cameras.
- Access TV Episode 21 – Gunning its way into the Game of the Week slot on Access Episode 21 is EA’s futuristic blaster Syndicate.
- A Re-Introduction To The World Of Binary Domain – The narrative focus of the game is thus: the world is a much different place in the year 2080!
- Uncharted: Golden Abyss TV Ad – TV ad in preparation for the game’s launch next Wednesday.
- Weapons In DUST 514, Part Two – New weapons added to the game and that can radically alter the balance of play because they open up all new possibilities in combat!
- Sleeping Dogs Mission Walkthrough – Here’s your undercover mission…
- Weekend Essentials 113 - Step inside the Octagon on PS3 this weekend, download the Mass Effect 3 demo from PlayStation Store and prepare for the coming of PlayStation Vita.
- Ask a question about PS Vita games and win – Put your questions to Shuhei Yoshida, president of SCE Worldwide Studios and win a copy of MotorStorm RC.
- First look: Far Cry 3 - Discover why choice is your key to surviving trouble in paradise on PlayStation 3.
- Top Tips: The Darkness II – Master the darkness and battle the Brotherhood in style with these enlightening tips from Digital Extremes lead designer, Tom Galt.
- Skyrim director Todd Howard admits Bethesda knew about Skyrim’s PS3 lag problems.
- Here are five PlayStation games that deserve a kickstart funded sequel.
- Here’s a ton of new Resident Evil 5 info and screens.
- Want to find out more about the PS Vita Rooms? Here’s shots from the launch party.
- Find out all about the latest open world crime shooter with this Sleeping Dogs PS3 video preview.
43 CommentsAdd Yours
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 12:03 pm by guffa66
cant wait for Jak and Daxter. Ive been waiting 5years for this moment
Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 9:02 pm by James Gallagher
Hope you enjoy it – there are tonnes of Trophies for you to go after in that one. Check out this post from Naughty Dog: http://bit.ly/xthkAm
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 12:11 pm by DAVIE222
JAMES!!!!!!!!!!! SINCE THE UPDATE 4.10 (UPDATER BROWSER) IT TAKES ABOUT 20 SECONDS TO LOAD IT UP AND 20 SECONDS TO CLOSE IT FULLY! ALSO THE PS BLOG IS UNBERIBLE SLOW NOW!!!!! PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE JAMES!!!!!!!
Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 9:02 pm by James Gallagher
We are working to improve the blog on the updated PS3 browser – bear with us.
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 12:14 pm by uncleniccius
Any idea what time the PS Store will update on Wednesday? It SHOULD be at midnight for those dedicated fans! Mine won’t arrive till later on, on wednesday, and I may not have it at all until thursday
Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 9:03 pm by James Gallagher
My understanding is it will be live in time for the launch on Wednesday, fear not.
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 12:18 pm by guitardevil6
@3 Jawad announced that the store will update at midnight on launch day.
James! I haven’t seen this asked anywhere else, but you please comment or at least cheekily hint at the possibility of resurrecting the comics store for PS Vita?
I didn’t get the chance to use it before, cause didn’t have a PSP. But I would be a regular customer, and I’m sure a lot of other people will want to see that store again! Please!
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 12:24 pm by uncleniccius
@4 Really?? Can I see a link/ where this info is please??
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 12:31 pm by guitardevil6
@5
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2012/02/15/heads-up-game-store-update-15th-february-2012/
He says it in a reply to the second comment
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 12:40 pm by uncleniccius
@6 thanks for the help!
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 1:12 pm by manutreble
the hustle kings deal on PSVITA is awesome i have it on ps3 & won’t need to buy it again & question will psvita support play station plus james.?
Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 9:05 pm by James Gallagher
I don’t know what the PS Plus plans are for PS Vita, but I know that a lot of people are asking and I’m pushing try and get some info for you.
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 1:16 pm by Hell-Raiser-85
Not long now cant wait. Why dont EU have 32gb memory cards and whens the youtube app coming?
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 1:25 pm by Alex-1124
@2 It’s not that bad, only takes slightly longer to load which is no biggy, it may well be you internet connection if it takes 20+ seconds as it only takes me around 3-5 seconds max.
@9 YouTube is coming to the Vita if not at launch, I’m sure it’ll not be long after.
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 2:09 pm by Chr15toff3e
No weekend debate? Good! I don’t see the point in rewarding people with codes when some of those people who win, rip into the SCEE team on a daily basis. I don’t mind giving my opinion for free
without the incentive of a free game or DLC, and let’s be fair, how many people posted last weekend when there was no free codes available?
Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 9:06 pm by James Gallagher
I’m sorry, I simply ran out of time on Friday due to all the prep for the PS Vita launch next week. If you have any ideas for future debates then please do share – it’s no small task coming up with fresh ones every week.
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 2:12 pm by Chr15toff3e
^^ I’d definitely not win anyway with that sort of presentation.
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 2:22 pm by fjernbetjening
@9 I post everytime there’s a weekend debate, whether there’s a reward or not.
Although, I don’t mind winning a free game or two
There’s only 1 weekend debate I haven’t participated in, (at least from what I can remember), these past 3 months. And that’s just beacuse I didn’t bring my computer for the weekend.
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 2:26 pm by G2OWLY
Interesting fact: 10 of the 18 PS Vita games reviewed so far by IGN have scored 8/10 or more. 4 games already have 9/10 or more!
Well I thought it was interesting… and worth sharing!
A really strong launch line up then – I was already impressed but the titles/number/variation, but it’s great to see the quality is there in spades too.
Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 9:07 pm by James Gallagher
Great observation, thanks for sharing. We’re very proud of the launch line-up – there’s a wide range of genres in there and great quality across the board.
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 2:27 pm by Lucreto
I wasn’t going to order a Vita but I caved in.
I got the Gamestop.ie offer. Vita wifi, 16GB memory Card and Uncharted bundle.
Then I got the Jak Collection on Friday.
My poor wallet.
Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 9:08 pm by James Gallagher
…but your eyes and thumbs are in luck!
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 3:10 pm by chrisandsheva
James.. regarding the latest firmware update, i get signed out of the blog, need to sign back in etc every time i close the internet option on the ps3, I seen another comment saying a similar thing, can you let us know if this is now standard, or just a minor bug, my android app keeps me signed in after i close/reopen that, and it is a small inconvenience atm, but like most things IF this is now the norm, But nobody bothered to tell us it will escalate into a problem, i know that a cookie ‘used’ to keep you logged in, Is this now changed, or are ‘just some’ of us affected, appreciate some clarification if you can, thnx.
Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 9:11 pm by James Gallagher
I’ll investigate. We are working on improving the blog on the PS3 browser and will factor your report into that.
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 3:14 pm by chrisandsheva
regards ‘possible’ comment no16. 3.10pm, in the voice of j mcnenroe, tennis player, (entertainer), comment awaiting moderation…. You Cannot Be Serious..
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 4:26 pm by taurus82
When will we get some new PS3 music visualisation (not developed by Q-Games)?
Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 9:09 pm by James Gallagher
I personally think it’s a great idea and I’ve shared that internally. However, there is nothing on the horizon at present.
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 4:43 pm by DAYDANNY666
@taurus82 play your music then open the ps3 browser and go on you tube and find some visualisation and then just mute the sound on youtube.
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 7:18 pm by Carl-G
Welcome PSVita to the PlayStation Family;)
Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 9:10 pm by James Gallagher
We sincerely hope you like it.
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 10:47 pm by Skookie30
Wooh there is SCEE doing over time getting ready for vita, you still at SCEE towers james i know the vita is soon upon us but why late in the day, for answer.
i decided now to get a vita like i said in cross play thread that really decided for me, so hopefully in a month time i get 1 with uncharted & maybe order the 32gb mem card from online.
ps i too me cookies have failed to keep me log-on
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 11:01 pm by lenfred
Hi James, I was wondering if any trophies earned on the PS Vita count towards your trophy level on PS3? It’s just that I’ve got a decent trophy level on PS3 and I don’t want to start all over again. Please Reply! Thank you.
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 11:50 pm by Pesico
#21: I imported the PS Vita from Japan and can confirm that the Vita trophies you earn counts towards the same total as the ones you get on the PS3.
At present, you can’t see the Vita trophies from the PS3, but you’ll see that your trophy level, amount of trophies and so forth increases. Hopefully this will be fixed so we can see both PS3 and Vita trophies on the PS3 one day. You see both on the Vita.
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Posted on 18 February, 2012 at 11:57 pm by Carl-G
@ James Gallagher
I love everything PlayStation:P Anything PlayStation excites me even 14 years on when i got my 1st PlayStation the PS1;)
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Posted on 19 February, 2012 at 9:45 am by SHAFTRULES
flash support,YouTube app & ps+ for my ps vita PLEASE!!!!!!
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Posted on 19 February, 2012 at 11:24 am by Carnivius_Prime
Ok I played Uncharted Golden Abyss on a Vita at Gamestation yesterday and felt very tempted to run out of the store with it. It’s a lovely machine and Uncharted’s the most gorgeous looking game I’ve ever seen on a handheld device. I have to get me a Vita real soon. No idea how to afford one right now though. Not so keen on that Little Deviants though. I just couldn’t get the hang of the touchpad hill rolling control system thing.
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Posted on 19 February, 2012 at 11:36 am by jakster123x
Welcome back, Jak.
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Posted on 19 February, 2012 at 12:18 pm by taurus82
@DAYDANNY666
…or SONY could pay SOUNDSPECTRUM to develop PS3 VERSIONS of their G-FORCE, WHITECAP and AEON visualisations, Simples!!!
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Posted on 19 February, 2012 at 1:52 pm by mr_xzibit
Add your comment here
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Posted on 19 February, 2012 at 1:54 pm by Mattsta001
Hi James, the blogshare thing on the US blog, does SCEE get ideas from that as well? Because I think people would like to see a lot of games by UK/European devs come to the PS3 and I wonder how proactive SCEA are. I just saw a rumour that the game by the UK outfit TheChineseRoom is being considered for PS3. They made the game Dear Esther which has received a lot of praise and I really want to see their games on PS3. Would also like to see SCEE approach Frictional Games about getting their games on PS3 too. Please pass the message on to whoever is responsible.
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Posted on 19 February, 2012 at 2:54 pm by Desbrina
I have a question regarding the Wipeout 2048 dlc. I know i need to get the version of HD&Fury for ps3 from the store (currently have the disk version) but which versions on the store works for this. Can i buy the combined pack from the store (thats about £18) or do i need to buy both seperatly?
Posted on 20 February, 2012 at 9:38 am by James Gallagher
The combined pack will work just fine – enjoy!
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Posted on 19 February, 2012 at 3:09 pm by prycestation3
When are the discount codes being sent out? For the Vita.
Posted on 20 February, 2012 at 9:36 am by James Gallagher
Fear not – they’ll be with you in time for the launch on Wednesday.
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Posted on 19 February, 2012 at 10:38 pm by lengendaryboss
Just seen the first Vita Ad on TV Looking Good. 3 Days Left
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Posted on 19 February, 2012 at 11:38 pm by HamptonDX88
I possibly get my Vita tomorrow. Ordered the 16gb mem card, 3G/Wifi version, starter pack and Uncharted
Posted on 20 February, 2012 at 9:38 am by James Gallagher
See you online, and if you use twitter then let us know via the hashtag #gotmyvita. I’ll be retweeting all the best comments and piccies, and using them in a special launch blog post on Wednesday.
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Posted on 20 February, 2012 at 2:14 am by Bumblebee
My local Game store (Reading, in The Oracle) has CANCELLED their midnight opening for the Vita launch! I only found out by chance. I’m effing furious; I only ordered it from them because of the promise of midnight opening! Not only that, but if I buy it next door at HMV I get Uncharted for free. I worked out I’ll save a tenner if I do that, even losing my £25 deposit… if you get a free 4gb card too, I think I’ll do that. I might buy it from HMV anyway and then go into Game and tell them that they can stick their stupid shop. It’d have been worse if I’d turned up at midnight with £300+ only to be banging desperately to be let in.
I’m disgusted with Game… I don’t think they deserve my money. They’ve annoyed me before by trying to sell me Platinum games in non-Platinum boxes ["It's the same thing mate"; not to me it isn't you cretin] so I think I’m done with them now.
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Posted on 20 February, 2012 at 2:20 am by Bumblebee
Oh, and Game also have tried to palm me off before… I was buying – cough – Lego Harry Potter for er, my girlfriend… oh okay, it was for me… with “Free! Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone on Blu Ray with this special edition!”… plenty of boxes out on the shelf… take it to till… they switch it for a non-special edition with no free Blu Ray and stick it straight in the bag. Well, I’m more astute than that so I asked…
“is that the same one you just put in my bag… the one that comes with the film?”
“nah, we ran out of that ages ago.” …then asks for my money.
“that’s not the one I picked up off the shelf. I’m not interested”. So I just walk straight out the door.
I didn’t even care about the film really, I just wanted a game I can play with my girlfriend, who was not a gamer (at that time… she is now… thanks mostly to Plants v Zombies and House of The Dead… girl seems to like zombies, what can I say?)… anyway, it’s the principle. Don’t try a switcheroo on me.
The more I think about it, the less I want to give Game my money.
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Posted on 20 February, 2012 at 10:25 am by guitardevil6
James, when they were no longer updating the comics store, they said to look out for it on other Sony platforms. Will the store be coming to Vita? And do you have a timeframe?
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Posted on 20 February, 2012 at 10:26 am by Catkiller1
If anyone is interested in Street Fighter X Tekken then purchase here: http://goo.gl/4eOI0
For only £3 more, you can pick up the Special Edition!
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Posted on 20 February, 2012 at 10:32 am by guitardevil6
@Bumblebee, a friend tried to buy a new release on launch day from them recently, and they stated that from now on if you don’t preorder a game, then you can’t buy it in store.
I’m sure they’re gonna lose even more money with that system.
As for your deposit, you should contact them. I think I read over on amazon forums that someone cancelled their Vita preorder and then was told they could use their deposit on launch day for something else in the shop. So you could get another Vita as well.
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Posted on 20 February, 2012 at 10:32 am by guitardevil6
*Vita game
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Posted on 20 February, 2012 at 11:30 am by Catkiller1
I hope this changes from rumour to fact!!
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/19/smt-digital-devil-saga-1-and-2-coming-to-euro-psn/
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Posted on 20 February, 2012 at 11:30 am by Catkiller1
Sorry forgot about the character restriction….DOH!
http://goo.gl/5RveJ
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Posted on 21 February, 2012 at 2:31 pm by taurus82
The US Blog still won’t let me log-in via the PS3′s ‘updated’ browser, please fix this!
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