PS Vita - Timeline

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Wednesday22nd Nov 2023

Thursday9th Mar 2023

Saturday12th Nov 2022

  • Random Kendrick Lamar Fan Goes Viral for Recording Concert on PS Vita

    Vita means life

    American rapper Kendrick Lamar is in London for a three night headline show at the O2 arena, but while the gig is attracting rave reviews, one fan is attracting all the limelight. A photograph showing someone in the crowd filming the concert on a PS Vita has gone viral, and it’s certainly an amusing sight to see the handheld being...

Friday7th Oct 2022

Friday12th Aug 2022

Friday22nd Jul 2022

Monday4th Jul 2022

  • News This Is the Closest You'll Ever Get to a PS3 Devkit

    Early PS Vita devkit also showcased

    Here’s a fascinating video from Linus Tech Tips: a PS3 development kit pulled apart and showcased in all of its enormous glory. The giant 2ft behemoth was used by developers to create games for Sony’s last-last-gen console, and the clip even includes development build footage of titles like Life Is Strange,...

Wednesday1st Jun 2022

  • News Do You Really Love the PS Vita? Now You Can Get One Framed

    Or a PSP, if you're old-school

    The PS Vita was dealt a pretty unfair hand. Launched at a time when the handheld market was facing stiff competition from smartphones, Sony's last portable had power, ability, and some great games – but it simply couldn't find the mass market penetration it needed to succeed against Nintendo's 3DS (and even that...

Tuesday24th May 2022

Tuesday10th May 2022

Friday29th Apr 2022

  • News PS Vita's Worrying PS Store Issues All Resolved

    Working as intended again

    Update: Sony has promptly solved problems with the PS Vita’s PS Store, which worryingly suggested that content was “no longer for sale”. As of the time of reporting, service has been resumed, and is operating as intended again. Original Story: PS Vita’s built-in PS Store is busted, and there’s been no word from...

Friday22nd Apr 2022

Monday11th Apr 2022

  • News Classic Games Including PS1 Curiously Expiring on PS3, PS Vita

    Seems to be a bug

    It looks like Sony has yet another bug to plug. Fans returning to the PS1 Classic re-release of Chrono Cross on PS3 and PS Vita this week – presumably propelled by the recent PS4 re-release – have discovered that a PlayStation Network bug is rendering the legendary RPG unplayable. And it’s not an isolated incident: while...

Tuesday29th Mar 2022

Wednesday16th Feb 2022

Tuesday1st Feb 2022

Saturday29th Jan 2022

  • Poll We Want You to Rate Your Favourite PS Vita Games

    Help us build a definitive list

    Can you believe that the PS Vita is almost ten years old? Next month, Sony’s impossibly pretty handheld platform will double its digits, and we’re hoping to mark the occasion with a list of the Best PS Vita Games – as decided by you! We had a lot of fun polling you on the PS3 recently, and now we’re eager to...

Monday17th Jan 2022

  • Poll What's the Best Uncharted Game?

    Drake decider

    Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, which remasters Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy for PlayStation 5 and eventually PC, is now less than two weeks away. Maybe you can't wait to return to the adventures of Nathan Drake and Chloe Frazer, or maybe you're planning to experience them for the first time...

Friday17th Dec 2021

  • News The PS Vita Is Now 10 Years Old

    Initial Japanese release was a decade ago

    Ah, the PlayStation Vita. A beautiful handheld gaming device with oodles of potential, Sony's successor to the PSP was — and still is — a cracking little machine. While most of us didn't get our hands on one until February 2012, it was originally released in Japan on 17th December, 2011 — 10 whole...

Thursday16th Dec 2021

  • News PS5, PS4 Users Are Still the Biggest W*nkers in Gaming

    PS Vita usage drops massively

    PornHub has today shared its 2021 Year in Review stats, revealing that PlayStation users are once again the ones using their systems the most to beat it. In fact, traffic to the site actually increased by 17.6 per cent compared to 2020 from PS5, PS4 consoles. Overall, PlayStation makes up 60.6 per cent of overall...

Saturday27th Nov 2021

Thursday25th Nov 2021

Monday15th Nov 2021

  • News PS Store on PS Vita Facing Wide-Spread Issues Around the World

    NP-2244-2 error ongoing for almost a week

    Sony has agreed to keep the PS Store online on the PS Vita, after previously announcing plans to discontinue it – but make no mistake, maintenance for the system’s storefront is at the very bottom of its list of priorities. Perhaps that would explain why error code NP-2244-2 is persisting after almost a...

Sunday14th Nov 2021

Monday8th Nov 2021

Thursday4th Nov 2021

Wednesday3rd Nov 2021

  • Video PS Plus Games Not Working on PS Vita? Try This

    Fix up

    While PS Vita support may now have ended almost 10 years after the console originally released, we're convinced that there’s still life in the portable yet. That’s why it came as a bit of a shock recently to be greeted by two error codes when trying to play PS Plus games on the device. Both of which may prevent a certain sect of players...

Thursday14th Oct 2021

  • Video 5 Ways PS Vita Was Ahead of Its Time

    Sony's handheld system switched it up

    With developers working tirelessly to take advantage of its unique feature-set, the PS Vita should have been a portable primed to succeed. Looking back, though, Sony’s second handheld never felt like it realised its full potential. It all started with that beautifully bright OLED screen, of course, presenting...

Wednesday6th Oct 2021

  • News PS3, PS Vita to Remove PS Store Payment Methods

    You'll need to top-up your wallet elsewhere

    Sony will keep the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita storefronts open, as previously promised, but it seems that the compromise is that it will remove most funding methods from the devices natively. What does this mean, then? Well, from 27th October you won’t be able to purchase games using a credit or debit...

Monday19th Jul 2021

  • News New PS Vita Releases Pegged for 20th July as Sony Ceases Submissions

    One last hurrah

    While the PS Vita storefront will remain open for the foreseeable future – following a dramatic U-turn from the Japanese giant – Sony is sticking to its original plan of ceasing to accept submissions for the handheld’s PS Store from 20th July, meaning a final batch of new releases will deploy tomorrow. A couple of indie...

Saturday17th Jul 2021

Tuesday6th Jul 2021

  • News PS Vita Trends on Twitter as OLED Screen for New Switch Is Revealed

    The handheld that could

    Here we are once again reminiscing about the PlayStation Vita. Sony's second handheld gaming platform never really caught on like the PSP did, but the gizmo continues to prove how it was ahead of its time. Case in point is today's news from Nintendo, where it has confirmed an updated Switch model will sport an OLED screen. It...

Monday28th Jun 2021

  • News PS Vita Messages Wiped and Functionality Disabled

    Closed communication

    PS Vita’s Messages app has officially shutdown today, as per a prior announcement by Sony. It means you can no longer communicate with your friends or potentially even invite them to online games. Furthermore, any historic messages you may have had saved on your system will be wiped from the format itself – although you’ll...

Saturday5th Jun 2021

Saturday8th May 2021

  • News New PS Vita Games Will Sadly Cease This Summer

    Despite the PS Store remaining open

    Sony will cease accepting PS Vita software for submission this summer, as despite reversing its decision to remove the portable’s storefront, it will still enforce policies that will effectively bring an end to new releases. Despite nearing its 10th anniversary, titles have continued to deploy on the device with...

Monday19th Apr 2021

  • News Sony Backtracks PS3, PS Vita Online Store Closures

    PSP storefront still closing in July

    Sony has officially confirmed it will be backtracking its decision to close the PlayStation Stores associated with the PS3 and PS Vita consoles. The PSP online storefront will still close on 2nd July 2021, but the ensuing closure no longer affects the PS3 and PS Vita. Confirmed in a PlayStation Blog post, Jim...

Friday16th Apr 2021

Tuesday13th Apr 2021

  • News PS Plus Oversight Is a Bummer for PS3, PS Vita Owners

    Issues everywhere

    The PlayStation 3 is almost 15 years old, so it’s hardly surprising it has some irksome quirks – but with the closure of the system’s store on 2nd July, subscribers to PS Plus should probably be aware of a potential problem. While your downloads will be retained, you’ll only be able to play any titles you claimed through...

Friday9th Apr 2021

Friday2nd Apr 2021

Wednesday31st Mar 2021

  • News Many PS Vita Devs Cancel Projects After Sudden PS Store Closure

    Others rushing to finish titles in time

    Sony’s closing the PS Vita’s storefront on 27th August, despite new games being in development for the platform. The short notice – and poor communication from the platform holder – has resulted in the cancellation of numerous projects over the past 48 hours, while other indie developers are scrambling...

Tuesday30th Mar 2021

Monday29th Mar 2021