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Minecraft eventually comes to
PlayStation Vita and sells like
hotcakes, shifting millions of
units on the platform alone. In
Japan, a limited-edition
Minecraft PS Vita is even sold.PS Vita already has a strong
offering of Japanese games,
but the localisation of
Danganronpa officially
cements it as the go-to
console for enthusiasts after
fan translations garner a cult
following online.Winning a poll for which
Japanese games players
would like to see localised,
Tales Of Hearts R gets a
Western release.Persona 4: Dancing All Night
releases, a shining star in
PS Vita’s heavenly spread of
rhythm games. It proves
essential for any Persona fan.DrinkBox Studios releases
Severed, a unique take on
first-person dungeon-
crawlers that utilises touch
mechanics and works
wonderfully on PS Vita. It
proves the handheld is still
the indie king.14 feb–2014 15 oct–2014 14 nov–2014 6nov–2015 26 apr – 2016able to play most PS1 and PSP
games that are available digitally
from the PlayStation Store. That
back catalogue alone is a hefty
collection of some of the best
games PlayStation has ever offered.
While some games, such as
Uncharted: Golden Abyss, do
prove that you really could make a
big-budget feeling experience on
the handheld, it is often the smallexperiences that truly shine on PS
Vita, smaller indie games that you
can pick up and play in bursts, like
Rogue Legacy, Spelunky, and The
Binding Of Isaac. Many of them
are crossbuy, meaning buying them
once lets you play them across
any PlayStation consoles on which
they are available.
On top of that, PS Vita is the
ideal way to play much longergames you don’t always want to
hog the telly for, or fancy picking
away at while you commute,
ones with a lot of reading
like Danganronpa or big RPG
adventures like Final Fantasy or
Undertale. PS Vita is a console
that always, always is working with
you, for you – delivering great
videogames at whatever speed you
want to go at.COME NEARER
Besides a Wi-Fi-only model, PS
Vita launched with a 3G version
that would allow you to connect to
the internet on the go via a phone
network. Terminated since 2017,
the Near app also enabled you
to share information with other
players nearby to see what people
around you were playing where
and swap little items.
At launch you were even able
to connect the handheld to yourCARRYING CASH
The fanciest PS Vitas can cost a fair bit of doughTilt your PS Vita, and
Gravity Rush’s Kat
would tumble in the
appropriate direction.Even this many years since
launch you can still find
some reasonably
priced older PS
Vita models, the
system has had
more than its
fair share of
expensive limited
editions,
especially if
you’re willing toimport from Japan. The
priciest we found
ready to buy in the
UK was an import
Soul Sacrifice
edition in Cosmic
Red with an image
from the game on
the back, bundled
with the game and
a bunch of neat
accessories. Manymore limited editions also
exist, including Persona 4
Dancing, Dragon Quest
Builders, and even Minecraft- all of which will set you back
hundreds of pounds. Add on
to that the increasing rarity
of high-storage proprietary
memory cards, and going
all-out will set you back a bit.
Our tip? Grab a cheap one,
and just dive in.
PS VITA
READER #1
@GEEBYYU
Twitter, loved...
“Buying Fifa 12, in 2017... Just
so I could have the glory
squad of Stoke City. My train
was delayed 9 hours in
London due to snow, but I
didn't even care. Glorious!”
READER #2
@XFLOWERSTARX
Twitter, loved...
“I loved that you're able to
play not only PS1 games but
also remake trilogies such as
Ratchet And Clank Trilogy and
Jak And Daxter Trilogy and
indie games.”
READER #3
@SIJAZZ
Twitter, loved...
“One of the most underrated
handhelds with some top
notch titles, my best memory- getting the best ending in
Persona 4 Golden without
using a guide!”