See the neat rear touch-pad on PS Vita image above? It’s being used for all sorts of cool ideas for upcoming titles, and now stands as one of the cooler features of the new handheld. But Sony WorldWide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has shed some light on how it got there, admitting that it was first rejected.
Sony made the mistake of becoming complacent with PSP. Why wouldn’t they, right? The thing was successful, people had PS2 graphics on a handheld and sales were through the roof. After a while, however, things got stale and Sony dropped the ball. This won’t happen with PS Vita, says worldwide studios head Shuhei Yoshida.
Sony’s sent live a new trailer for Sony Bend-developed Uncharted: Golden Abyss. A game that’ll be released alongside PS Vita when it launches in the west. It’s nothing long, but it’s short and sweet, just the way we like things around these parts.
GameStop has sent live a listing showing off the PS Vita’s official price announced by Sony, and alongside it the price for some games.
Yep, just like PS3, PS Vita, when launched, will be region free.
The embargo’s lifted, and previews for NGP PS Vita has gone hot all over the internet. The consensus is unified: PS Vita is the handheld to own this fall, coming with a plethora of launch games including Uncharted… Speaking of Uncharted, the PS Vita’s version has received its official title: Uncharted: Golden Abyss.
Get all the previews and a comprehensive interview with Sony Bend, the developer behind Drake’s portable adventure below the break.
The 3DS was supposed to eternally and universal lay Sony’s veteran PSP to rest. At least in Japan, and the first week the new handheld console went on sale, you think it’d do just that. But that’s not the case at all. In fact in a rather surprising turn of events, Sony’s PSP is not only staying in the race, but is beating Nintendo’s new device for top spot in Japan’s hardware sales chart, while maintaining close positions on the software side of things also.
A few days ago, SCEA boss Jack Tretton told Bloomberg that NGP might see delays in more than more region because of the Japanese earthquake disaster. But speaking to the Wall Street Journal, the company’s main branch in Japan has described those claims as false, stating the situation in Japan hasn’t affected NGP’s launch plans one bit.
The 3DS launch in the United Kingdom outdid the sales performance of all prior Nintendo launches. From the original DS to Wii, 3DS left them all in the dust. But something’s happening with Nintendo’s latest console. Something the company must be concerned about – ostensibly the 3DS is being returned to shops in record numbers according to UK’s The SUN per MCV, after being on the market for less than two weeks. It’s making people dizzy.
I think it’s safe to say Nintendo’s carved out a demographic for itself that no other gaming company seems to be able to snatch. It’s like the same group of people keep buying the firm’s products over and over to the tune of billions of dollars.
But there’s another group that’s been lacking in the handheld realm, and according to EEDAR’s Jesse Divnich, with NGP and Xperia Play, Sony stands the chance of winning that group, outperforming even Nintendo’s 3DS.
Nintendo 3DS has gone on sale in the UK, and will do the same next week in the US. But even before that happens, the handheld is already ruling the top retail outlets charts, currently sitting at number 1 at Amazon.
You know developer Ready At Dawn? The studio’s made a name for itself by porting Sony’s IP to PSP, and its recently released God of War: Ghost of Sparta – a game that’s garnered great reviews.
Still, the Ready At Dawn’s boss can’t help himself but still the truth concerning Sony’s handheld, the PSP. According to him, the device was dead before it even arrived.
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