Hopefully a feature that will now become the standard for all games that appear on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, Sony has announced a “Cross Buy” initiative that will kick in for three upcoming titles scheduled for launches this fall.
In similar fashion to recent titles like Foosball 2012 and Sound Shapes, games supporting Cross Buy will provide the consumer with both versions for the price of one, thus promoting the further growth of cross-play and cross-save functionality between platforms.
This two-platforms-in-one scheme will be available when Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale go on sale later in the year. Digital vouchers for the Vita versions will be provided with new copies purchased for PS3. (Or if games are purchased digitally, they’ll be downloadable across both systems.)
And yes, if you didn’t catch it, Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault is coming to the Vita. Previously it had only been announced for PS3. Score!
Image Credit: Kotaku
Matt Litten is a 28 year old from-the-womb gamer turned video game reviewer/blogger and current editor/owner/operator of VGBlogger.com. Matt got his first taste of gaming as a youngster on the NES and Atari, and the rest is history from there.
In 2004, three years removed from high school and still looking for a career direction in life, Matt landed his first gig in the video game review business writing for the now-defunct website BonusStage.com. After the sad and untimely close of BonusStage, the former staff went on to found VGBlogger.com, and after a short stint as US Site Manager for AceGamez Matt turned his attention to VGBlogger, and to this day is dedicated to making it one of the top video game blogs in all the blogosphere.
Matt is a fair-minded reviewer and lover of games of all platforms and types, big or small, hyped or niche, big-budget or indie. But that doesn't mean he will let poor games slide without a good thrashing when necessary. 
