Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! If you're not busy preparing a fancy evening for yourself or your significant other, why not take fifteen minutes out of your schedule to enjoy yesterday's Destructoid show? After pulling an all-nighter to get a bunch of reviews out, Dale North was kind enough to hop on Skype with us to talk all about the PlayStation Vita and its big launch line-up.
On the second half of the show, Max introduces us to the cool retro mobile gaming peripheral 8-Bitty after gushing over the MGS3: Snake Eater 3D demo coming later this week for 3DS, while I investigate some of Lollipop Chainsaw's more "fashionable" pre-order bonuses.
Last but not least, our contest to win a custom Infinity Blade II A30 headset from Astro Gaming ends Tuesday February 14 at MIDNIGHT! Watch the episode to figure out how to win and then get to winnin', darnit!
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I'm a little disappointed in Dale's choice of Digital distribution vs physical copy. The price difference simply isn't worth it, and considering Sony's past practices it's safe to assume their prices will rarely fluctuate or follow retail value. Let alone the physical copy gives the chance to resell if you so desire.
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Gnarly!
And kudos to honey voiced Dale North for being an awesome guy!