Sony E3 Keynote 2011: Vita has Arrived

Folks, the moment has arrived. But before we go into detail, some breaking news.

Nintendo 3DS Shop has finally gone into service. A new update will allow you to access the 3DS Shop and download all new titles to your 3DS, plus DSi games, if it can function properly. Then again, the PSN's return was also buggy.

Also, players will be able to transfer their DSi titles from the DSi to the 3DS itself. With the exception of some programs like Flipnote Studios.

Oh BTW, Excitebike in 3D is awesome.

Now, onto the Sony Keynote. The Playstation 3 seems to have taken a backseat tonight. Meanwhile, in the Final Frontier, the voyage of the Starship Enterprise takes a nasty turn as Captain James T Kirk and First Officer Spock suit up for a new Star Trek game



Other games include Battlefield, a new SSX and a new Need for Speed: The Run.

But the real meat of tonight is the Vita. That's right, the Playstation Vita has debuted one year after the 3DS does.



The system will be priced at $249 at launch, same price as the 3DS. But come on, $249? $199 sounds like a more better deal. But for $299 and a plan, you can connect your PSVita anywhere you go with 3G, and AT&T. That's right, the biggest, most cramped up company ever, will offer a online service for Vita. Eat it, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile.

As for the first party games, because Lara Croft isn't the only fish in the sea: Uncharted: Golden Abyss



Next up, to knock the winds out of Blizzard's Diablo 3, Sony introduces Ruin.



Not to be outdone by the PSP versions, Modnation Racers and LittleBigPlanet get a PS Vita port





But a nasty surprise awaits for the PS Vita version of Street Fighter X Tekken:



And it features guest star Cole from Infamous as a playable fighter(Guess Mortal Kombat with Kratos made Capcom and Namco jealous)



Wow. Why didn't Nintendo dedicate it's last year's E3 panel to just the 3DS and not on all that subsistence of gaming? You can read more about the Keynote at Engadget

Speaking of which, I'm onto to you Nintendo. Let's see that Cafe in action tomorrow.