Now that the PlayStation Store is online, details about the European Welcome Back package has been revealed. Existing PlayStation Plus members will get an extra 70 days of membership to compensate for the downtime, while regular PSN users will be able to use PlayStation Plus for free for 30 days.
PlayStation Store Is Available Now
The PlayStation Store is now online and available in North America and Europe. Check out the store now for the first Store update since the PSN went down back in April. Sony is also working on the Welcome Back package, which is currently in the final stages of testing and will be available to download very soon.
Full PSN Restoration Begins Today
Sony Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced today that Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI, the company) will fully restore all PlayStation Network services today in the Americas, Europe/PAL territories and Asia, excluding Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea.
Digital Comics Update for June 1st 2011
On the PlayStation Comic Store this week you can find The Transformers: Infiltration, with Phase Two: Transformer: Escalation. All 6 issues of this mini-series available today. Also on the store you can find Ender’s Game (2008): Battle School, as well as parallel series Ender’s Shadow (2008): Battle School.
Can you take out the battery from the system?
No. Due to the rear touch pad, the PS Vita uses a embedded battery.
Will the PS Vita have video output?
No, PS Vita does not have a video output feature.
Are PSP/PS3 user’s PSN accounts also available on PS Vita?
The same PSN accounts will be available on PS Vita.
Will PS Vita support all content that will become available on PlayStation Suite?
PS Suite content developed in the new game development environment provided for PS Suite can be enjoyed on PS Vita.
How will existing PSP UMD games work with the PS Vita?
SCE with the support of third party developers and publishers have been offering select UMD titles on PlayStation Store and will continue our effort to deliver these content in the form of game medium for PS Vita going forward.
However, Sony will need to clear all copyright / legal related issues and due to this not all software titles will become available on PS Vita. Sony will announce details for each title when ready.
If you have existing UMD games that you want to play on the PS Vita, Sony are looking into the possibility of porting these across like the PSPgo Rewards programe. There are no plans on adding a UMD Reader to the PS Vita, however.
Is PS Vita compatible with PSP content other than games such as video and comics available on PlayStation Store?
SCE plans to make those content available on PS Vita.