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Jet Set Radio skating and tagging onto the PS Vita this summer


Sega this morning confirmed that their Dreamcast classic, Jet Set Radio, is also heading to the the PlayStation Vita this summer. The game is already set for a summer release on the PSN, XBLA and PC digital download services.

The Vita version will be enhanced with both touch and some sort of camera functionality, so this very well may be the superior version after all.

Read on for the announcement.

SEGA of America, Inc. and SEGA? Europe Ltd. today confirmed that much-loved Dreamcast classic Jet Set Radio will be coming to PlayStation Vita Systems this summer, and will be playable for the first time at this year?s Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, California.

Jet Set Radio is an updated version of the celebrated SEGA Dreamcast original, featuring upgraded HD visuals paired with the original funky soundtrack that rocked the ears of gamers worldwide in 2000. The PlayStation Vita?s unique features provide new ways for gamers to interact with the environments of Tokyo-to, from touch functionality that makes spraying graffiti more natural to Vita camera integration. Jet Set Radio for PlayStation Vita is a handheld version that loses nothing in the way of content or experience in comparison with its console and PC brethren.

?The fan reaction to our recent reveal of Jet Set Radio has been incredible!? said Haruki Satomi, Senior Vice President of Digital Business at SEGA. ?As Jet Set Radio is focused on creativity, the touch capabilities of the PlayStation VITA are proving to be a perfect fit.?

Jet Set Radio will also be released on Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation?Network, and Windows PC Digital Download this summer. For more information on Jet Set Radio, please visit http://www.sega.com/

Paul Bryant

Staff Writer

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