This bit of news is likely to cause disappointment to players who tend to purchase second-hand games. On the PlayStation Vita, trophies can only be unlocked for the first player that uses the game. If you purchase a second-hand game, all the game data on the card needs to be reset before the second player can earn trophies.
A new update for Sony’s Tablet S has introduced the ability to sync the PS3’s DualShock 3 controller to the device. The update, listed as Android version 3.2.1 Update 2, is 19MB is size and now available to download for your tablet.
Sony has managed to sell a total of 321,407 PlayStation Vitas on December 17 (the day it was launched in Japan) and 18, according to Japanese video game magazine Famitsu [JP]. This pretty solid number means that big S has sold about 46% of its initial shipment of Vitas (which is rumored to be around 700,000 units) in 48 hours.
If you are one of the select PSN gamers invited to take part in the Starhawk Private Beta, you better make the most of it over the holiday break. As of Tuesday, January 3rd 2012, the lights will go down on the Starhawk Private Beta until the Public Beta is announced.
PSone (PS3/PSP)
Full Games (PS3)
Downloadable Games (also available from PS3 Storefront)
Game Demos (also available from PS3 Storefront) (free)
PlayStation Plus
| Free minis: | A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks! (mini) |
| Full Game Trials: | Brothers in Arms: Hell’s HighwayNCAA Football 12
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands |
| Discounted PSN Games: | Renegade Ops – 25% offSEGA Bass Fishing – 30% off
Sonic Adventure (Game + Add-On) – 25% off Sonic 4: Episode 1 – 30% off SONIC’S HOLIDAY BUNDLE– 25% off Space Channel 5 Part 2 – 30% off Tales of Monkey Island Bundle – 75% off |
| Discounted PS3 Full Games: | LA NOIRE Bundle/Complete Edition – 30% offRed Dead Redemption Full Bundle – 30% off |
| Discounted minis: | Prehistoric Isle – 20% offP.O.W. – Prisoners Of War- 20% off |
| Free Avatars: | PlayStation Plus Xmas Bones AvatarPlayStation Plus Snowflake Avatar
PlayStation Plus Reindeer Avatar PlayStation Plus Ski Skull Avatar |
| Discounted Themes: | A World of Moving Shapes Dynamic Theme – 20% offBurgerbrained Dynamic Theme – 20% off
Charlie’s Awfully Big Dynamic Theme – 20% off Cosmic Pencil Dynamic Theme – 20% off Fantasy Mountains Dynamic Theme – 20% off Eyelevator Dynamic Theme – 20% off Flicker Dynamic Theme – 20% off If You Go Down to the Woods Dynamic Theme – 20% off Lake of Sorrows Dynamic Theme – 20% off Play Dynamic Theme – 20% off Spawn Dynamic Theme – 20% off Superfeierbend Dynamic Theme – 20% off |
On Saturday PlayStation Vita launched in Japan. While it’s customary for shops to open at midnight here in Europe and Australasia, in Japan the stores open just an hour or so early and shoppers queue through the early hours of the morning. Check out some of the photo taken through the launch below.
Now that the PlayStation Vita’s manual is accessible online, we’ve learnt a great deal of new information about the upcoming portable console. For example, did you know that the PlayStation Vita’s little PS button glows blue when you have new notifications on the console?
