EA: Vita has "better chance" than 3DS

According to Frank Gibeau of Electronic Arts PlayStation Vita has better possibilities than the Nintendo 3DS. In an interview with CVG, the well-known figure has suggested that the EA would have a Sony portable software line-up stronger and superior characteristics to those of rival Nintendo. This, coupled with the "confusion" about the 3DS buyers put Sony in a better position to combat the threat of smartphones.

Sony: "Life will have 512MB of RAM PS"

Sony finally has denied rumors of a reduction in the Life of PlayStation memory. The next handheld console has 512MB of RAM. The VRAM is not been reduced and will be 128MB on all models of the console. Sony is working hard for a launch in grand style, which will take place later this year in Japan and in early 2012 in Europe.

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• Sony Unveils New Budget PSP Ahead Of PS Vita (16/08/2011)
• Lumines, Assassin's Creed and four others confirmed by Ubisoft for PS Vita release (16/08/2011)
• Resistance Coming to Vita as Resistance: Burning Skies [Resistance] (16/08/2011)

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Disgaea 3 confirmed on PS Life

The popular Japanese magazine Dangeki PlayStation confirmed that a remake of Disgaea 3 (titled Return) will arrive on PlayStation Life. Original than the original PlayStation 3 will be revised and added some features 4 scenes and two characters. All additional content the PS3 will also be available on PSV.

In addition to this, Nippon Ichi has another 4 games in the works and none of these has yet been officially announced. One of these is an Action-RPG series Prinny team, another team will come from Disgaea. The third is in development at Plasma System, Responsible Classic Dungeon, the last one will be for the Japanese market version of a popular title for Nintendo 3DS in the West.

• Disgaea 4: An interview with Masa Yamamoto (Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten) (17/05/2011)
• US/Europe not getting Vita this year (04/08/2011)
• Vita Accessories (08/06/2011)
• PS Vita Possible As Controller (03/08/2011)
• When and Where Will the PS Vita Be Dated? [Sony] (05/08/2011)

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MVC3 coming to PlayStation Life?

Apparently Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds will soon be available on PlayStation Life. Amazon France it was revealed on the title whose database has already been inserted. If the news is confirmed, it would, therefore, a new, great beat'em ups, along with Street Fighter Tekken x would make the new handheld console a must buy for any fan of the genre.

Pending confirmation or denial of the case, we leave you with a video console editions of HD.

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• EVO 2011: MVC3 and SSFIV: AE champions crowned, Daigo eliminated early in huge upset (Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition) (02/08/2011)

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Sony: Life will be a PS3 controller

Sony PlayStation has revealed that life can be used as a controller for the PS3 games, similar to what we saw from the Wii to U. "PS3 will be able to send data to life and the new portable console will be able to view them," said Phil Rogers Sony during his recent speech at the Develop Conference 2011.

"The unique features of PS Life, as the gyro and tactile sensors front and rear, will allow it to be used as a controller for the PS3 games." "It will be possible to run games on both console and use Wi-Fi and PlayStation Network to sync, or play in cross-play mode as in the case of Wipeout," continued Rogers.

PlayStation Life at the end of October?

PlayStation Life could arrive in European stores even earlier than expected towards the end of October. The rumor was born from a leaflet English Blockbuster (which you can see below) which recounts how the release date for both models of PSV October 28. Obviously Sony was called to confirm the veracity of the information, but the company did not give an exact date, saying only that the console will come gradually over the Christmas period.

• PlayStation Vita out in October, says Blockbuster UK flyer (01/08/2011)
• [Rumor] PlayStation Vita releasing this October? (30/07/2011)
• PlayStation Vita UK release date possibly outed by leaked Blockbuster flyer (31/07/2011)
• The PlayStation Vita is Smaller Than You Think [Psvita] (20/07/2011)
• PlayStation Vita release leaked (01/08/2011)

Sony PS speaking of online life

Sony has released some information on how online PlayStation Life, called Near, Party, LiveArea and Activity. Near SpotPass is exactly like the Nintendo 3DS. It is "a system of rewards based on the position," said Phil Rogers, manager of Sony Europe. Near offers a gift box of 100KB for each game. The boxes can contain multiple gifts, but they can never exceed the limit of 100KB.

The awards also are associated with the sites visited by users, provided that these are synchronized with the server. Thus, in essence, may be scattered around the world of Near awards, which users will be able to find by simply going around. You may even shed real challenges, if addressed successfully provide a reward.

PS love in Japanese Life

The Japanese magazine Famitsu has published the latest edition to a survey on the new PlayStation Life, from which emerged a good preparation of Japanese players to the new Sony laptop. First, 31% of respondents liked the name of the console, while 37.5% consider it pleasant but not exceptional. The second question was about the price: the 54.9% of respondents considered affordable, the normal 23.1% and 12.9% too high.

Double Eleven exclusively for Sony

Double Eleven, the new British study that is researching the development of LittleBigPlanet Life, has signed an exclusive agreement with Sony. Founded by former members of Rockstar Leeds in 2010, this team will develop not only this first project, but other titles for the console of the great S. .. Including the PlayStation 3.

"Partnering with Sony is a great achievement for us and allow us to reach even more quickly and safely the objectives we set ourselves," said CEO Lee Hutchinson excited.

• Double Eleven Studios Pens Exclusivity Deal With Sony (19/07/2011)
• LittleBigPlanet Vita dev signs exclusivity deal with Sony (19/07/2011)
• My handphone (20/07/2011)
• Video: Sony's Third Rube Goldberg Tablet-Promotion Device (19/07/2011)
• Sony says reports of new Sony Reader devices are "inaccurate" (16/07/2011)

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The possible launch of PS games Life

PlayStation Magazine has published the magazine in its latest issue a list of titles that might be part of the launch line-up of PlayStation Life. Of course Sony has not officially confirmed but not denied, which means that many of these could really be on the shelves on Day One. According to the magazine, in the period immediately subsequent to the will instead be published Ruin Gravity Daze, and the new Dragon's Crown Ridge Racer.

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Who develops LittleBigPlanet Life?

The PlayStation version of LittleBigPlanet Life has been entrusted to the British Double11, studio founded by two former Rockstar, Lee Hutchinson and Matt Shepcar. The team is working together with the authors of the game for the PlayStation Portable LBP, Tarsier Studios, the two studies are collaborating with the creators of the franchise, Media Molecule.

"Being able to work on a project such as LittleBigPlanet is fantastic, especially when it comes to developing a new platform," says Hutchinson. "For us it was important to see the positive reaction to our game by the public at E3. We hope to do even better in the future."

• LittleBigPlanet (PS Vita) preview: Touched by a Sackboy (07/06/2011)
• See Sackboy's New Touchscreen Tricks in LittleBigPlanet for PlayStation Vita [Video] (13/06/2011)
• Let your eyeballs touch this LittleBigPlanet PlayStation Vita E3 trailer (07/06/2011)
• E3: LittleBigPlanet Vita (08/06/2011)
• UK retailer announces release of Vita titles in November, games priced at £39.99 (21/06/2011)

PS Life, still unsure on the final design

As stated by the boss of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studio, Shuhei Yoshida, Sony is still asking for feedback about third party to the arrangement of keys on the PlayStation Life. The new handheld console from Sony include the PlayStation button, two shoulder buttons and two analog sticks, but the company would still have some doubt on the button layout.

Twisted Metal for PlayStation Life?

Sony has already announced a series of games for PlayStation Life belonging to the franchise Uncharted, Resistance, LittleBigPlanet, Wipeout, Killzone, ModNation Racers, but ... Twisted Metal?. "We do not have yet spoken," said a source Videogame David Jaffe. "I do not know, probably someone at Sony believes that Twisted Metal is a key franchise, others not.

Many people do not think it's a game to be promoted as, say, Uncharted 3. "I do not know what will happen. Feedback from fans has been positive but this will then provide a result well above the break even, or do we barely covered the cost of development? For PlayStation Life, probably if the version PlayStation 3 will be successful will develop an episode for handheld.

• Jaffe Says Some At Sony Don't Get Twisted Metal (15/06/2011)
• Why isn't a Twisted Metal Game Coming to Vita? (15/06/2011)
• PlayStation Vita Will (Likely) Be Region Free (09/06/2011)
• How Is Holiday 2011 Shaping Up? [2] (15/06/2011)
• PlayStation Vita: Sony Could Learn From Wii U Controller (14/06/2011)

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SFxT, Graphics, "identical" on PS3 and Life

According to Capcom, the PlayStation version of Street Fighter x Life Tekken propose a graphic similar to that of the PlayStation 3 version. "We have not yet finished optimizing the whole, the frame rate from time to time problem", said a source on Videogame Street Fighter producer, Yoshinori Ono. "But in terms of graphics, textures and everything else, is almost identical to the PS3 version.

Cross-platform game for SFxT PS3/Vita

Capcom announced the game cross-platform versions of the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Life x Street Fighter Tekken. The producer Yoshinori Ono has confirmed that the Videogame Source inFamous protagonist of the series will be a playable character in both versions and has hinted that it will be possible to make cross-platform multiplayer match.

"We just started working at the Life version. We're trying to do everything possible to put in relation with the PlayStation 3. At the Tokyo Game Show will explain everything better."

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• PS Vita to PS3 Connectivity Was Driven by Developers, Could Mean Wii U Style Experiences for Sony's Console [E3 2011] (10/06/2011)
• Sony, Panasonic, others to launch cross-platform e-book service, later this year (13/06/2011)
• Minecraft surpasses 2.5 million in sales, still in beta (13/06/2011)

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Tekken also on PlayStation Life

At E3 Namco Bandai has announced new games in the Tekken series for U Wii and Nintendo 3DS, but in future the company might also launch a chapter on the new handheld console from Sony. "We're thinking, I'm interested in the speech," said a source on Videogame producer Katsuhiro Harada. "Right now we have many projects related to Tekken, our fans probably do not even know the order of publication of the new games." Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will be available in autumn in the arcades of Japan, while Tekken Street Fighter x, x Street Fighter Tekken, Tekken Tag Tournament HD, Tekken and Tekken 3DS U Wii will arrive in the coming months on various platforms.

PlayStation Life will be region free

Sony announced that PlayStation games for Life will have regional blocks, just like PS3. Confirming the news was Michael Denny of Sony Worldwide Studios during a chat with IGN. You can then, for example, buy a PSVita Japan without the fear that he does not turn European titles. Why do it? Probably because Japan is the region where first released the new handheld console Sony.

Same goes for the games, which often are taken out first in the East or the United States, and only then in Europe ... at best.

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• Is the PlayStation Vita Region-Free? [Rumor] (09/06/2011)
• Sony answers more PlayStation Vita questions: no to video output, yes to region-free (09/06/2011)
• Vita is Not Region Locked, Says Sony Exec (09/06/2011)
• The PS Vita will be region-free (09/06/2011)

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Sony: PlayStation Life sold at a loss

Through the sale of video games for PlayStation Life, Sony plans to return the investment made on the new portable console that allows the company of Japan, will be sold at a loss for several years. As announced a few days ago, Sony PlayStation propose the basic model of life (without 3G capabilities) at a competitive price, € 249.99.

The strategy, as opposed to that adopted for the launch of PSP Go, said the attempt by Sony to reach the widest possible audience, he admitted the boss of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, Andrew House. "We decided to operate on the basis of a model of mixed margin," says House. "We have negligible earnings, or losses, in terms of hardware, but from the perspective of software and peripherals will have more income.

Virtua Tennis for the launch of PS 4 Life

Sega has confirmed that Virtua Tennis is a game in the series will be available for the launch of PlayStation Life. Virtua Tennis 4 will exploit the features of Sony's new handheld and touch controls allow you to use traditional or alternative. The publisher also announced a mode called Touch Versus Match and online gaming with social features (chat, sharing of statistics, challenges and so on).

• 1UP's Virtua Tennis 4 Giveaway (02/06/2011)
• List of PS Vita launch titles announced (07/06/2011)
• Virtua Tennis 4 Out Now (10/05/2011)
• Virtua Tennis 4 - review (19/05/2011)
• Virtua Tennis 4 - Kinect Trailer (09/04/2011)

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The Oddworld series Life on PS

Just Add Water has announced its support for the publication sull'handheld Life with PlayStation Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee and Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath. Confirmation was given in the last few hours by the developer at Twitter. JAW also confirmed that cross-platform functionality will be available for these games, saved games will be able to be used on both PS3 and PS Life.

• Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath and Munch's Oddysee coming to PlayStation Vita (07/06/2011)
• Oddworld Creator Wants to Make More Games (21/05/2011)
• Oddworld Creator Accuses EA of "Sabotage" (13/05/2011)
• Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath inhabits PS3 this summer (25/05/2011)
• Weekend Deals: Oddworld and Darksiders (19/03/2011)

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