PS Vita launch apps confirmed, final Vita box design revealed

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PS Vita applications The PS Vita, sequel to Sony's Playstation Portable is only months away from release and revealed the final box design of the portable device plus the starting apps when the game launches on December 17 in Japan. 

Thanks to the EU PS Blog, here's the list of starting apps you will see on the PS Vita when you turn it on for the first time. You can also have a look of the box design in the PS Blog. Here's the list below.

  • Welcome Park – We invite you to the Welcome Park to explore and discover all of the brilliant features packed into PS Vita through a series of mini-games.

 

  •  Party – Fancy a chat while you’re gaming? Speak with your friends anytime you like with Party. The voice and text chat application allows you to talk to up to eight party members, no matter what you’re doing. Party also allows you to set up and jump in multiplayer games and chat with Friends while you play different games, bringing cross-game chat to PS Vita.

 

  •  PlayStation Store – A direct link to PlayStation Store where you will be able to download all PS Vita games, trailers, DLC and apps.

 

  •  Group Messaging – Another great way to contact your PlayStation Network friends is with a PSN Message. Send them an update or even a picture you’ve taken with your PS Vita to let them know what’s going on. You can message your friends on PSP and PS3, and you can have conversations with multiple people at once.

 

  •  Photos – PS Vita allows you to capture photos and this is the direct link to the camera and also the photo viewer application.

 

  •  Near – An exclusive location-based gaming network for PS Vita. With near you can stay connected to all of your PlayStation Network friends and make new ones by sharing information about yourself, based on your location. Press the Update button and find new people based on where you are, challenge them to games or play cooperatively and enjoy a completely different gaming experience on PS Vita. You can even send and receive new levels, unlocks and in-game items to enhance the way you play – everywhere you go will hold new surprises. You can view your friends’ game preferences, see how many trophies they’ve earned and compare your stats to see who the better player is.

 

  •  Trophies – PS Vita games will support Trophies and this app will store and track your Trophies earned on both PS Vita and PS3. It also allows you to compare your Trophies with your friends.

 

  •  Music – A music player that will allow you to play your own tunes transferred to PS Vita via a computer or PS3.

 

  •  Friends – Your Friends List will allow you to search and keep in touch with your PSN Friends. Click on a friend’s profile to see what game they are playing on either PS Vita or PlayStation 3. You can join their game, take a look at what you’ve played together recently or compare your trophy collections. You can also see your friend’s recent gaming activity and what they are doing now. In your profile you can share information about yourself. Choose an avatar that represents you best, add your friends and let the world know what you are playing.

 

  •  Internet Browser – With the 5″ OLED Touchscreen, PS Vita will offer a great web browsing experience over Wi-Fi and 3G.

 

Starting apps seem pretty starndard, but the Near app seems a bit interesting. Find fellow Vita owners in an area to challenge them? and earn or recieve in-game items? wonder if people will actually use this app.

The box art looks great if you ask me! The box art will be applied for both 3G and Wi-Fi versions of the handheld device. The PS Vita will be out first in Japan on December 17, and while there is still no official date yet for the US and the rest of the world(early 2012) I'm sure all of you want the Vita to just come out already. I'm also pretty tempted to get one myself when I saw PS Vita's game lineup on launch. Quite impressive Sony.

 

Street Fighter X Tekken Vita Cole MacGrath gameplay

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Cole Macrgrath in Street Fighter X Tekken PS Vita Don't forget, Street Fighter X Tekken is actually also headed to the PS Vita with an exclusive character Cole McGrath from inFAMOUS. Game looks good for a portable version and Cole seems to be a sick character to play, but the speed of the game seem slower compared to its console brother.

The game is still in the works so it's too early to judge. Their working with new tech and it's a portable device, it's forgivable for now. Hopefully we'll see a better build of the game in the next few months. Not only is Capcom working on a Street Fighter X Tekken port, they're also developing Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 for the Vita too, which their trying to release together with the Vita release this december in Japan. So yea, Capcom got their hands full.

 

PS Vita on December 17 for Japan, 26 games will be released on launch

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TGS 2011 is currently on-going and one of the big announcements so far is that PS Vita has a release date in Japan. It was during the TGS press conference and together with the release date announced, they reminded people with the price point on release.

For Japan, the Wi-FI version will cost 24,980 Yen(PHP 14,047), while the 3G version will be around 29,980 Yen(PHP16,859).

NNTT DoCoMo will be the 3G provider for Japan, and will have two pre-paid options if you choose to go 3G. There's 20 hours for 980 Yen or 100 hours for 4,980 Yen.

They also announced a list of games that will be out when Vita hits Japan on December 17:

  • @field
  • Army Corps of Hell
  • Blazeblue Continuum Shift Extend
  • Browser Sangokushi Touch Battle
  • Dark Quest
  • Disgaea 3 Return
  • Dream Club Zero Portable
  • Dynasty Warriors Next
  • F1 2011
  • Fish On
  • Hot Shots Golf 6
  • Katamari Damacy No Vita
  • Lord of Apocalypse
  • Michael Jackson The Experience
  • Minna to Issho
  • Monster Radar
  • Nico Nico
  • Power Smash 4
  • Project NOELS (download only)
  • Ridge Racer
  • Sawari Ma Kuru
  • Shin Kamaitachi no Yoru
  • Shinobido 2
  • Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3(oh yes!)
  • Uncharted: Golden Abyss
  • Yuusha no Kiroku

26 games in total. Quite a long list of games for Japan. Now some of the games will be Japan-only titles and we will only be sure which games will come out for the rest of the world when we get a NA or EU release date.

[Source: GameInformer, VG247]




























        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
  	
  
  	
    

  

  


  

    
    

  	  
      

        
        
  			


          
            
          

  				
Square-Enix announces Final Fantasy X HD remake for PS Vita and even PS3


          
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Yes, Final Fantasy X is coming back. Square Enix is remastering this hit PS2 title for the PS Vita and even the PS3. Aside from the announcement of the title and it getting an HD treatment, no other information was given. Pretty excited since X was one of my personal favorites in the series. Now, how about FFVII Square-Enix? You know what the fans want.


This release is to celebrate the games 10th year anniversary when it was released back in 2001. Yes it's been that long.


[Source: joystiq]



























        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
  	
  
  	
    

  

  


  

    
    

  	  
      

        
        
  			


          
            
          

  				
Sony will 'consider' support for UMD games on the PS Vita


          
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With the PSP's massive library of games and with it's successor, the PS Vita, coming out in the holiday of 2011. People are wondering if the Vita will be able to play older PSP games.


From Destructoid:


I've talked before about how I hope all my lovely UMD-based PSP games will somehow work on the PlayStation Vita. Sony has not said much about how they would offer up support since the product announcement, but a new blurb in a PlayStation Vita FAQ gives me hope.


Q: I have UMD games but do I need to buy them again from PlayStation Store to play the same game on PS Vita?


A: We will consider every possibility for support on bought UMD games but we have nothing to comment at this point in time.


That's far from confirmation, but it does at least sound positive. The FAQ also states that they have no plans to bring any kind of UMD reader out for the device. Sony says that they'll continue the push to get UMD games released on their new game medium. Stay tuned and keep your fingers crossed.


Peronsally, I think Sony is evil enough to not support UMD games on the Vita and just ask us to re-buy the games in digital form just because they can. But I do hope that they atleast provide some form of software to be able to transfer your PSP UMD games over to the Vita. If the PSPGo had such software, it woulda sold like hotcakes in my opinion.