<p>Yesterday Sony held a live-stream focussing on upcoming titles for the PlayStation Vita, a competitor to Nintendo’s 3DS which many gamers believe has the potential to be something amazing but simply hasn’t had enough titles produced for it.</p>
<p>To help sales of the failing handheld jump up a gear however, Hiroshi Kawano (Boss of Sony Japan) announced during this live-stream that the PlayStation Vita will have its price cut from 24,980 Yen to 19,980 Yen. This price of just under 20,000 Yen roughly translates as around £139.00 and is in regards to the Wi-Fi only version of the handheld although the 3G version also had its price cut.</p>
<p>The company also announced that Japanese Vita owners will get a free week of PlayStation plus which also grants access, as with PlayStation Plus on the PS3, to games, one being Uncharted: Golden Abyss.</p>
<p>In comparison in Japan, the Vita is now 1080 Yen more expensive than the Nintendo 3DS XL. Hopeful that European/US gamers could see a similar price cut in their territories our source, Eurogamer, contacted Sony which a spokesperson stated:</p>
<p>&#8220;The price cut announced today is for the SCE Japan region only. We have nothing to announce at this time regarding pricing within the our own region.&#8221;</p>
<p>[Source: <a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-18-sony-announces-playstation-vita-price-drop-in-japan">Eurogamer</a>]</p>
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PlayStation Vita Gets Big Price Cut (In Japan)
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