Sony officially drops PS Vita

Sony is no longer producing the PlayStation Vita. The company announced that it’s ended production on the console’s last two models over on its Japanese product page. Sony already announced early on that it would stop producing the PS Vita this year. Any physical game cards produced for the device would also be stopped at the end of the 2018 fiscal year, which is March 31, 2019.

Launched in 2011, the PS Vita didn’t quite catch on, selling only 16.1 million units, which as The Verge points out is a far cry from the previous PlayStation Portable that preceded it and the Nintendo Switch that followed it.

Twitch debuts PlayStation Vita app

Twitch has finally thought of bringing its streaming video app to the PlayStation Vita. The new app works similar to what they rolled out for the PS3. It lets you tune into live and pre-recorded gaming sessions and lets you follow your favorite channels. It’ll also let you discover new broadcasters through the featured section. But if you expect to stream games yourself, then we’re sorry to disappoint but you won’t be able to do that. If you want the app though, just download it from the PlayStation Store.

Source: Twitch

Sony surpasses Nintendo in game console sales for FY2013

It’s been a long time coming but now Sony has managed to overtake Japanese rival Nintendo in the game console market for the 2013 fiscal year. Sony was able to sell 18.7 million consoles which is a few million more than Nintendo’s 16.3 million figure. These sales reflect current generation consoles like the Sony PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Wii U as well as previous generation machines like the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Sony PS 3, and Sony PS Vita. We’re hoping this isn’t the start of Nintendo’s descent but it’s not looking good at the moment.

Source: Ubergizmo