When Nokia launched the N-Gage, gamers revolted at the idea that you’d hold a taco-shaped thing up to your head to talk. Will we all look any more dignified shouting into a PS Vita? We’ll all get the chance to find out, as the official Skype app is now available.
The PlayStation Vita doesn’t hit Australia until February 23, but it’s now arrived in Japan. And Kotaku has already spent some quality hands-on time for this in-depth first look!
Sony has announced overnight that Vodafone is its preferred partner for 3G data services in Australia and is providing a number of incentives to encourage consumers to choose Vodafone over other 3G networks.
The pricing of the PlayStation Vita has raised some eyebrows. Most expected the Wi-Fi enabled version to retail at $349.95, but $449.95 for the 3G Vita? That’s a bit too much to take for some. As a result you may find yourself tempted to import a 3G unit from overseas, but before you do, you might want to double check a few things.
The announcement last week that AT&T will be the exclusive 3G provider for the hot new PlayStation Vita did not go down well.
While it’s far from a confirmation that Sony’s next-gen handheld will be region free, Sony Europe’s Michael Denny has told IGN that “to the best of his knowledge”, the device will be region free. Win!
Sony officially announced that the NGP portable games console has been renamed the PlayStation Vita, and gave it an American, European and Japanese price. But where does that leave us here in Australia?
You already know most of the details about the next PSP. But now we know its name: the PlayStation Vita.
Whoa! A PlayStation TV. It’s a $US500 24-inch 3D TV that Sony’s promising delivers “best in class” entertainment for way more people than are able to currently afford 3D. It looks like a giant PSP, sorta.
