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PlayStation Plus for PS Vita coming in November

Along with the announcement of the smaller, lighter PS3, Sony’s other pre-TGS announcement confirmed that PlayStation Plus will finally be coming to the PS Vita, beginning in November.  Features include free games, automatic downloads and syncing, cloud save game storage and discounts are all.

Read on for the details.

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today announced that PlayStation Plus, the subscription service package on PlayStation Network, will become available for PlayStation Vita (PS Vita) in November 2012.

By purchasing a PlayStation Plus membership on PlayStation Store, PS Vita owners will be able to play free games, receive discounts for select titles, and enjoy other benefits unique to the service. A variety of convenient PlayStation Plus subscription options will be available in each country and region, including a 30 day plan (Japan: 500 yen, Asia: HK $38), a 90 day plan (North America: $17.99, Europe: ?14.99) and a 365 day plan (Japan: 5,000 yen, Asia: HK$233, North America: $49.99, Europe: ?49.99), meeting the different gaming needs of PS Vita owners.

PlayStation 3 (PS3) owners with existing PlayStation Plus memberships, as well as first time members through PS Vita, will be able to enjoy PlayStation Plus features and services on both PS3 and PS Vita systems at no extra cost*1.

PlayStation Plus features and services for PS Vita include*2:

Games
Members will be able to play the full versions of designated content for PS Vita available on PlayStation Store as long as membership is effective, at no extra cost. The lineup of games that will be offered and other details will be announced at a later date.

Discounts
Members will have access to exclusive discounts on designated content for PS Vita.

Online Game Save
Members will automatically or manually be able to upload game save data files for compatible games to Online Game Save Storage with 1GB of space on the PlayStation Network*3.

Automatic content downloads and updates
PS Vita will automatically download designated game demos and game updates, and also download system software updates*4. PS Vita will automatically start up to download content and will enter standby mode after the download has completed.

Automatic Trophy sync
PS Vita will automatically start up at a designated time to sync Trophy information with PlayStation Network servers.

SCE will continue to strengthen and expand PS Vita platform to meet the gaming and entertainment needs of PS Vita owners.

*1 PS3 users who will purchase membership to PlayStation Plus for the first time will also be able to enjoy PlayStation Plus services and features for PS Vita.
*2 Content will vary by region.
*3 PlayStation Plus members will have 2GB of online game save storage in total, and members will have access 1GB of space for PS3 and PS Vita respectively.
*4 As the install requires users agreement, it will not be installed automatically.

Jim Cordeira

Editor in Chief, Staff Writer

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