PS Vita Firmware Update Brings Maps, Mac Support and More

Sony announces updated firmware and new features for their new PS Vita handheld console just weeks before the North American release.

Sony PlayStation Network Reborn as Sony Entertainment Network

Those with an account to Sony?s PlayStation Network (PSN) will see a change this week in the name of the service.

The 10 most anticipated PlayStation Vita games

The North American launch of the PlayStation Vita is just a few short weeks away, so for those of you considering picking up Sony’s new uber-device, it’s time to start thinking about what you will do with it. As you might expect from a device of its sort, the Vita will have all the bells and whistles of a modern handheld media device: It will stream Netflix, have access to the PlayStation Store ...

PlayStation Vita Gets Maps and Video on Wednesday - News

Plus: Sony Entertainment Network branding and Mac OS X support. [Posted 6 Feb 2012 by Svend Joscelyne] Japanese PlayStation Vita users will have a few more ways to play with their shiny new handheld when a major firmware update arrives on Wednesday. System software version 1.60 seems to carry with it a lot more than just a service rebranding to Sony Entertainment Network. First of all, a new ...

What if the Vita had an Apple logo instead of Sony's?

Apple play: Viva la Vita. (Credit: David Carnoy/CNET) Call me crazy. Call me misguided. But I preordered a Sony PlayStation Vita the other day. That's right, I plunked down a $50 deposit at a GameStop near work, thereby earning the right to own Sony's new handheld game console the day it comes out here in the U.S. on February 22. I didn't catch too much grief among my fellow editors for doing it ...

'Ninja Gaiden' trailer proposes action-packed portability

Heading for its third re-release with Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus on the PlayStation Vita, this outing is all about cramming console action onto a handheld screen.