While cross-platform play between PS3 and Vita has been subject to some road bumps since the handheld launched in Japan late last year, Sony Computer Entertainment UK managing director Fergal Gara insists that it will become a major focus of the course of its lifetime.
"The market needs something fresh and new," he said. "I think the market is ready for it.
"And I think it's very important for the PlayStation brand, because the story we're not really hammering hard at this early stage, in order to keep it fairly simple, is the whole cross-play story - something which is powerful today, and will become more and more so as the developers get to grips with its possibilities.
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"It's what I call a better-together story," Gara added. "The PlayStation 3 and PS Vita are each other's best accessories. MotorStorm RC is probably one of the best examples of where, for less than a fiver, you get the console edition and the portable edition. So really, we're packing a lot of value and the whole PlayStation ethos into that title."
As for the intriguing but yet-to-be-fully-realised Remote Play feature:
"We haven't blocked it," explained senior PR manager for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, Jonathan Fargher. "We showed the Killzone camera, streaming games to the PS Vita, but regarding that specific feature, we'll be making more announcements in the near future. As you know, PS3 firmware updates add new functions all the time.
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Gara said: "I think we're getting our heads around what it is we want people to be able to do, and what we should promote. With or without that remote access, I think there's a huge amount in cross-play that remains to be explored.
"We haven't said very much at all about how the best accessory for the PS3 is the PS Vita, and vice-versa, but there's more to come and we expect that to build. We wanted to keep the message simple at the start, which is: this is the best version of console gaming you can ever take on the move with you."
Source: CVG