Earlier last week, we posted a video of the PlayStation Vita OS in action, recorded at Gamescom. This time, it looks like Sony has released some official screenshots of the OS, showing exactly what you can expect from the new interface. You make already know that the XMB will no longer be used in the upcoming portable console. Instead, Sony has developed a completely new OS.
While most were expecting PlayStation Vita announcements at Gamescom earlier this week, Sony actually announced a brand new PSP model, the PSP-E1000. This new model’s aim is value for money, retailing at just €99.99 (RRP), accompanied by an exciting range of PSP Essentials titles that will retail at only €9.99 (RRP).
The playable version of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations was made available to gamers for the first time ever at Gamescom. But thats not all that was unveiled. A brand new trailer was also revealed, with lots of all-new gameplay footage. Find the new trailer below.
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Despite the anti-spying systems at gamescom, someone has managed to sneak out a video of the PlayStation Vita’s user interface. The video shows that the interface can be navigated using the somewhat unresponsive touch screen (which isn’t good for Sony), but lets hope its better once the final product is released.
At gamescom earlier today, Naughty Dog released a new trailer of Uncharted: Golden Abyss for the PlayStation Vita. The trailer introduces a new and important character from our story: Marisa Chase. Once again Nathan Drake finds himself on a quest to solve a historical mystery which he hopes will lead to a fantastic treasure.
PlayStation Vita’s promise of pairing the cutting-edge game experiences PlayStation is famed for with the always connected, social experiences modern consumers are used to, all in a sleek portable device, became clearer at gamescom. At the SCEE press conference we learned that facebook, twitter, Skype and Foursquare applications will be available on Vita.
Sony Europe have sent out email newsletters this week locking the PS Vita in for a ‘February / March’ release next year here in UK and the European mainland. Although the UK newsletter pegs the release date to simply ‘early 2012’, the other regional newsletters specifically mention those two months.
Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) today announced that the PlayStation 3 will be available for a new lower price. The PS3 with 160GB hard disk drive, currently available at a recommended retail price of £249 will be available at a very attractive new RRP of £199 in the UK.
Although THQ hasn’t revealed an exact date for the Upcoming Darksiders sequel, Danny Bilson of THQ has revealed that the game is scheduled for release in June 2012. In Darksiders II, you’ll take on the role of “Death,” one of the dread Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, in a weaving adventure that runs parallel to the events of the original game.
Harvard Bonin, Sony Santa Monica Studios’ Senior Producer on Starhawk, has been talking to the US PlayStation Blog and has suggested that Warhawk fans will get the first taste of the Starhawk Beta. Its still unclear when the beta is scheduled for but no doubt that players will be lining up to give the game a go.
