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PlayStation Mobile will be shutting down in July, with in-app purchases and re-downloads being discontinued come September. Sony confirmed the announcement on the PlayStation Support Forum Wednesday morning. The service provides bite sized games for the Vita and Android smartphones. Gamers will still be able to play their games after the cutoff date, but they…
Our PlayStation Vita death watch continues with fresh news out of Scotland. A Hot Deals UK poster from Glasgow spotted Sony’s ill fated portable selling for just 50 Quid ($94 CAD) at retail giant Tesco. Presumably lumped in between the week old biscuits and questionable bottles of Value Gin. Seems somebody out there wants the handheld that…
The PlayStation Vita death watch continues. Sony announced this morning that it would be removing both the map and YouTube apps from their handheld game console. Maps and geolocation features will be disabled in a planned firmware update in March. YouTube will disappear from the PlayStation Store as of today (January 28th), while support will…
It’s rather ironic that Sony chose to attack EA Access. For $5 per month, or $30 for the year, you get unlimited access to select titles. Yet they passed on it saying it was not a good deal for PlayStation fans. That’s rich, when you look at the prices on PlayStation Now, which just launched…
Another month rolls through, and Sony has announced a whole bunch of new games available free to PlayStation Plus subscribers. On the first Tuesday in August, gamers will be able to download any of six titles across all three platforms. The PlayStation 4 has traditionally gotten the short end of the stick in these promos,…
We’ve been talking a lot about the Vita lately. Or rather, how poorly it’s doing. Extra Credits has a bit of a different take than ours. Perhaps the Vita failed because it’s too good. Are we not worthy of such a powerful handheld? We all know that the Vita has very good graphics for a…
After a very disappointing E3 showing, it seems things just keep getting worse for the poor Vita. In an interview with Polygon, Sony boss Shuhei Yoshida stated that the company is moving away from first party games. Instead, the Vita platform will focus on third party titles, indie games, and streaming. “It’s very fortunate that the…
The PlayStation Vita is in big trouble. Sony’s handheld lags far behind its closest rival. The thing is, it’s not a bad system from a hardware or even a gaming perspective. The Vita’s problems don’t lie in overpriced accessories or a lack of games. Rather its entire concept is fundamentally flawed. For years, Nintendo has…
UPDATE: Well, it was good while it lasted. After about a day, Sony has pulled access to these games. Apparently these were made available by mistake, so we’re back to the status quo antibellum. Bummer. Hopefully they do get added in the next store update. If you did download any of these games though, they…
November 15h, 2013. That’s the date we here in Canada and the United States will be able to get our hands on the PlayStation 4. The news capped off Sony’s Gamescon press conference. The company’s been on a bit of a role lately, especially as Microsoft waffles their way through the Xbox One launch. Surprisingly,…