While most of the industry’s hailing Sony’s new handheld, PS Vita as having a bright future, Microsoft’s Xbox COO Dennis Durkin has expressed doubts about the mobile console, saying he’s not too sure the market is calling for such a device.
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Video Thirst: Over 40 Minutes Of Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
Over 40 minutes of the 3DS’s Resident Evil game subtitled ‘Mercenaries’ are below the break for your quenching pleasure.
PS Vita’s Touch-Pad Was Originally Shunned, Says Yoshida
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: We Were “Too Happy” With PSP
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.
PS Vita Will Boast Skype Functionality, Says Report
Although Microsoft now owns Skype, it seems as if PS Vita will come ready with the feature just like the PSP before it, according to a demonstration of the handheld in Brazil.
Video Thirst: How About 12 Minutes Of Uncharted PS Vita: Golden Abyss
How about it? Quench the full thing below the break.
Games Priced For PS Vita?
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.
PS Vita Is Region Free, Confirms Sony
Yep, just like PS3, PS Vita, when launched, will be region free.
NGP Previews Go Hot – Uncharted: Golden Abyss Confirmed – The Full Quencher
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.
Battlefield 3, Mass Effect 3, Could Be Released On NGP
We know Sony’s planning to wow the audience at E3 when it shows off what NGP’s made of and the many games that will be released on the handheld console. We also know Call of Duty released on it, a big boost for the Sony, and now we’re hearing talks that Battlefield 3 will also see a release on the Next Generation Portable.
PSP Beats 3DS In Japan
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.
PSP Gets Price Cut In Europe Except UK
Rumors were spinning around gaming’s web earlier today telling of a price cut that Sony had given the PSP. Well the giant’s come clean and confirmed the news, but while most of Europe will see the PSP’s price drop to its lowest levels, gamers in the UK are not so fortunate.
Japan Quake Won’t Affect NGP Launch, Says Sony
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.
THQ Will Support NGP
Although NGP isn’t lacking developer support, with major players like Activision, EA, Ubisoft, Epic Games and more pledging to rally around the portable console, not mentioning first-party devs like Naughty Dog, Santa Monica and Guerrilla Games just to name a few, it’s still good to see more top tier firms join the crowd.
THQ has now said it’ll put its weight behind the console.
