The PlayStation Vita is the successor to the PlayStation Portable. It features a 5" OLED capacitive touchscreen, 3G data support, Bluetooth and dual analog sticks.
Just in case you missed it, Sony this week announced that the PlayStation Vita will be released on February 22 in The Americas, Europe, Australia, and elsewhere.
In North America, you'll have two options for the system: 3G/WiFi or $299.99 or WiFi for $249.99, both of which you can already preorder on Amazon.com.
Sega has announced that Valkyria Chronicles III will not be localised to the North American or Europe markets. Hiroshi Seno, Sega's team manager of console sales cited poor PSP system sales in the western markets as well as weak interest in Valkyria Chronicles II. However, Seno noted that a future downloadable release on PlayStation Vita is possible. Read on
Shinji Hashimoto has announced a HD release of Final Fantasy X for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita at the Tokyo Game Show. No other details are available at this time - aside from the fact that a huge amount of salivating fans around the world are now extremely pumped. [G4TV]
In a corporate news brief today, Nintendo has announced an $80 price drop for Nintendo 3DS, effective August 12. The price slash comes less than six months after the launch of the handheld console, plagued by sluggish sales caused by a lackluster game library, an online distribution platform that his been critically dismissed as a pathetic joke1, and fierce competition2 from its predecessor, the Nintendo DSi.
For gamers of all kinds, not just Nintendo fans, the price drop should be cause for concern. Read on
