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.
Some new content is coming to Gran Turismo 5 next week, including the second round of DLC. Next week you’ll be able to download Car Pack 2 for $3.99 and add some fantastic new rides to your garage. Car Pack 2 includes the 2011 Mini Cooper S, 2010 Volkswagen Golf VI R, 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco R, and the new and improved 2012 Nissan GT-R Black edition R35.
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Some more PlayStation Network downtime has been scheduled to take place tomorrow, Thursday 15th December. The PlayStation Network will be offline between 16.00PM until 02.00AM GMT on Friday 16th December. As usual, you wont be able to sign into any PlayStation Network services, including the PlayStation Store and Account Management sections.
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.
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Earlier today, Sony released the latest update to the PlayStation Home client. PlayStation Home version v1.60 delivers a wealth of improvements and updates to the core client, not the least of which is a doubling of the item placement limit in personal spaces. Here’s a look at what’s new and improved in PlayStation Home v1.60…
