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.
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.
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?
The first details of the trophies available for Uncharted: Golden Abyss on the PlayStation Vita have been leaked. As expected, the game will include the coveted Platinum trophy and many of the trophies will be similar to the previous PlayStation 3 titles (see below to see what we mean!). You can expect a large number of treasure and combat related trophies if the previous titles are anything to go by.
Sony has released over 10 new gameplay trailers showcasing the best of what the PlayStation Vita has to offer. The YouTube playlist features new trailers from Escape Plan, LittleBigPlanet, Super Stardust Delta, and UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss. We’ve included a few select trailers for you to watch below too.
Last week Sony mentioned that the PlayStation Vita only allow only one PSN account to be linked to the portable console, and that changing this account would require a factory reset. It seems that Sony has taken a u-turn on their initial statement and has provided new information on multi-accounts.
As you may have read, last week Sony held a PlayStation Vita event in London where journalists and Access members got to try a huge array of games on PS Vita. One of the demo areas had devices set up with the Social Essentials applications. Below, we have a video of how Twitter works on the PlayStation Vita.
American videogames retailer, Gamestop, has revealed the prices of the PlayStation Vita Memory Cards. The proprietary format cards are available in sizes ranging from 4GB up to 32GB and are based on the SD memory card format. As we expected, the Vita’s memory cards are much more expensive than the standard SD cards.
According to a story by Eurogamer, the PlayStation Vita’s Remote Play functionality will be the same resolution as the PSP, which is currently stands at 480px x 272px resolution, and scaled up to the Vita’s resolution. A firmware update will enable Remote Play for all titles, and new PS3 games will be able to include a specific 480p resolution for the Vita.
