Facebook for Vita pulled from PlayStation Store

A standalone Facebook app was readied for the Vita's official launch earlier this week, but it's since been pulled since users discovered that it simply didn't work.

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The PS Vita is arguably the most powerful handheld ever created, with the ability to play games like Uncharted: Golden Abyss. But, there's one thing Sony's handheld can't quite do right now: access Facebook. A standalone Facebook app was readied for the Vita's official launch earlier this week, but it's since been pulled since users discovered that it simply didn't work.

Users were greeted with this error message

Attempting to use the app gives users an error code: NP-13144-3. According to PlayStation's Sid Shuman, the error occurred because "there was a change to FB and it's causing some issues with the app." The issue being that it doesn't work. The app is no longer downloadable off the PlayStation Store while Sony works on a fix. While it may be embarrassing for Sony to have launched a totally non-functioning app on the day of the Vita's launch, Sony does promise that it "should be resolved soon." In the meantime, maybe you'll want to use Twitter instead? Or just use the system's built-in internet browser.

Andrew Yoon was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    February 24, 2012 2:00 PM

    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Facebook for Vita pulled from PlayStation Store.

    A standalone Facebook app was readied for the Vita's official launch earlier this week, but it's since been pulled since users discovered that it simply didn't work.

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      February 24, 2012 2:15 PM

      I would hope that most people who have bought the Vita are not really affected by this, if it was game related it would be detrimental but this is just an aside. Facebook is everywhere right now and I dare say that anyone with a Vita probably has an iPhone or Android in another pocket anyway.

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        February 24, 2012 2:48 PM

        That's not the attitude to take when you offer a service that doesn't work, though. If you offer it and it doesn't work, you fix it. Pretty simple.

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      February 24, 2012 2:57 PM

      Knowing how the Facebook API works, this is to be expected. They change their API and its policy all the time and it's VERY often that developers are taken by surprise by a change and have to rush to fix it to work with the new parameters or whatever it is that has changed.

      Not saying that this is what's happening here, but that any team that tries to support Facebook needs someone dedicated full time to fix those issues just because they show out of nowhere.

      /rant

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      February 24, 2012 3:35 PM

      or you could play games on it instead of doing social media... that would be strange.

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