PS Vita and PS3 cross-buy feature revealed: buy one copy, get the other free

PS Vita and PS3 crossbuy feature revealed Buy one copy, get the other free

Sony’s kicked off its Gamescom event in Germany by revealing a new deal for games playable on both the PS3 and its handheld relative, the PS Vita. The incoming PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale and Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault will be two of the first titles to arrive on both — with a single purchase giving you both versions. According to Jim Ryan, president and CEO for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, you’ll get both copies in the single package but there’s no word on whether both, or one, will be digital download-only. We’ll update this post when we hear more.

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Sony Gamescom press conference on August 14th

GamescomIf you’re wondering when Sony will be holding a press conference at Gamescom 2012, the date has been confirmed today. The company has started issuing press invites to the event and it looks like August 14th is going to be the day. As to what will be shown off, we’re still in the dark. But with the recent leaks of a slimmer PlayStation 3 aka the CECH-4000, we can expect an official announcement for it. More exclusive games for the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3? A teaser of the next-generation PlayStation? We can only hope.

Gamescom is less than a month away and will be held at the Staatenhaus am Rheinpark, Cologne, Germany. As we get closer to the event and during the conference, expect a lot more news of what’s going on. We’ll be sure to keep you posted on the big stories then.

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