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Sony has begun rolling out two global system updates for both its PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita handheld.

On Wednesday, the platform holder detailed the key new features included in the PS4’s 2.5 Yukimura update, including the long-awaited Suspend/Resume function and hard drive back-up options. The full list of additions can be found here.

Now, with the updates going live across Europe, the US, and Asia, PS Vita owners have begun listing the featured improvements that come with the handheld’s 3.5 firmware. Chief among them is enhanced accessibility options such as button remapping, enlarged text, inverted colours, contrast adjustment, and zoom functionality.

Though these features have been designed for customers with impaired vision and limited manual dexterity in mind, the button remapping could be particularly useful for players who use the PS Vita’s function as a spare PS4 controller, and for those who use Remote Play to stream PS4 games to their handheld. Due to the Vita’s two fewer shoulder buttons than the DualShock 4 controller, remapping could give players options to build a button scheme around this problem.

Digital Spy has noted other changes on the updated Vita, such as the removal of the Maps application, along with various tweaks across the platform.

In January, Sony revealed that it was stripping certain apps from the Vita, including the YouTube app.

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Nintendo has published a new Xenoblade Chronicles 3D trailer ahead of its release in early April.

The trailer, which contains some spoilers, sets up the JRPG’s story of revenge, while showcasing its diverse cast of characters and landscapes.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3D is a handheld port of Monolith Soft’s breakthrough Wii game, and is only playable on the New Nintendo 3DS, not the older models, due to the demands it places on the system’s improved processor.

It also takes advantage of the New 3DS’s C-Stick, with the analogue nub used for camera control. However, Xenoblade Chronicles 3D’s file size is too large for the 4GB memory cards that are bundled with each New Nintendo 3DS, meaning that players who want to download the digital version from the eShop will need to purchase a larger memory card.

GameSpot’s Xenoblade Chronicles 3D review praised the epic scale of the handheld title. Games critic John Robertson wrote: “While it’s an inferior proposition to its initial Wii release in 2011, Xenoblade Chronicles 3D remains superior to the majority of RPGs. The move to 3DS has harmed the act of playing, but if you can look past the clunky signage and questionable 3D then you’ll find a game that remains an amazing high point for the genre, one that’ll absorb you right up to its glorious finale.”

The Xenoblade Chronicles 3D release date falls on April 2 in Europe and April 10 in the US.

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Broken Age started with an immensely successful, $3.3 million Kickstarter campaign, and the first half of the game was released last year. We knew the conclusion to that opening act was coming soon, and today Double Fine revealed the official release date: April 28.

The 28th also marks the when the game will make its debut on Sony’s PS4 and Vita. Broken Age will be available in its entirety on those platforms (no more Act 1/Act 2 division) for $25 and includes full cross-buy and cross-save functionality.

In addition, Broken Age will release on the same day in all regions on the other platforms it’s currently available for: PC, Mac, iOS, Linux, and select Android platforms…and Ouya. You know, in case you bought it on Ouya. Note that there may there may be a one-day delay on the EU PlayStation store since its not set to update until April 29.

If you’d like to watch what it took to put-together the crowd-funded game from start to release, Double Fine recently made its previously backer-only, behind-the-scenes documentary available to the public for free on YouTube. Episodes one through eight are available now with more updates on the way.

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