The Vita Partnership
While Sony’s handheld is by no means flying off the shelf, there are a couple of really neat benefits to owning one if you have a PS4. The first being cross-play. A lot of downloadable games that come to both the PS4 and Vita are now part of the cross-play initiative. This means that if you buy the Vita version of the game, you’ll also unlock it on your PS4. Not only this, but each version of the game will have its own trophy list, meaning for those of you really interested in raising that trophy level, you’ve got twice the number of trophies to unlock and earn. It’s a neat little way to provide a little extra value to each purchase you make on the PlayStation Store that qualifies for it.
The Vita’s remote play functionality is also pretty handy to have if you’re often fighting for control of the TV. Allowing you to simply connect your Vita to your PS4 and stream the game onto your handheld, you can head off to a different room and continue playing without having to battle against your family members. Though some games don’t work quite as well as others, it’s a handy feature to have. Especially considering it can be used even when you’re not on the same home network.
