The Pinball Arcade coming to PS3 and Vita next week with cross-play

The Pinball Arcade will be available on April 10th for both Vita and PS3. The base pack, which includes 4 tables, will cost $9.99 (to access both versions).

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One of the most exciting features of the Vita is the ability to play PS3 games on the go. Games like Wipeout HD, Hustle Kings, and MotorStorm RC offer gamers a unique value by unlocking both versions of the game with a single purchase. The Pinball Arcade for the PlayStation Network is the newest game to take advantage of this cross-play feature, and it will be available next week, on April 10th.

As with Pinball FX 2, the initial download is "free," offering the initial four tables on a trial basis. The game can then be purchased for $9.99, which unlocks both the PS3 and Vita versions of the game. And like the other digital pinball games, The Pinball Arcade will have a heavy focus on DLC. At launch, there will be a pack of two tables for $4.99 (Medieval Madness and Bride of PinBot). DLC purchases will also work across both versions, so a single purchase will unlock content on both the handheld and the console.

Perhaps even more novel than the game's cross-play features is the studio's ambitious post-release content schedule. "Our plan is to release two tables a month for several years," FarSight Studios' Bobby King told the PlayStation.Blog. "A year from now, we'll have over 20!"

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

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    April 6, 2012 2:00 PM

    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, The Pinball Arcade coming to PS3 and Vita next week with cross-play.

    The Pinball Arcade will be available on April 10th for both Vita and PS3. The base pack, which includes 4 tables, will cost $9.99 (to access both versions).

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      April 6, 2012 2:02 PM

      What do people think of the x-box version? I think it's ok but I like Pinball FX2 a lot more

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        April 6, 2012 2:10 PM

        I liked it in my brief time playing.

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        April 6, 2012 6:13 PM

        I prefer this because it features real-world tables.

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          April 6, 2012 7:33 PM

          Agreed. I would also say these guys do the physics the best. It feels like a real table. Though I think it was perfected in that HoF Williams set.

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        April 9, 2012 6:38 AM

        PinballFX is too digital. The Pinball Arcade (and previous Hall of Fame Collections) control more like real pinball.

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      April 9, 2012 6:41 AM

      I wish they would release a 3DS version of this. The added 3D makes the Williams Hall of Fame easiest to play of all the iterations simply because you get that added depth just like a real table. I find the combination of 2D screen but all of the lights a little hard to see even on a big TV screen. The extra depth on the 3DS really makes the tables easier to play/see.

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