Dust 514 Vita App Details Revealed

Sony has released the first details on Neocom, Dust 514’s upcoming PlayStation Vita tie-in app. According to a post on the PlayStation Blog, Neocom will allow players to interact with Dust 514 while on the go, including purchasing items, customizing their character and more.

“It’s a companion app to the PS3 game,” said CCP marketing director Cameron Payne. “It brings all the customization, community and commerce features onto the Vita. There’s no direct gameplay but you can use pretty much all the features that the Neocom user interface offers in the main game. You can interact with battles, purchase items on the market, play around with your dropsuit or vehicle and then save it so you can use it on PS3.”

Specifically, players will be able to access Dust’s Fittings system, modifying their weapon load-outs, armor and vehicle configurations. They’ll also have access to the game’s full store, including daily special offers, as well as the in-game mall and social features. Players can also view EVE Online’s entire massive galaxy map from within Neocom.

“There’s the galaxy of Eve in real time on your Vita,” said CCP creative director Atli Mars Sveinsson. “700 solar systems and you can drill down and look at the individual planets. Over time we’d like you to be able to tinker with those planets and manage their surface infrastructure. There are so many parts of Dust 514 that you can take with you and don’t need a PS3 to enjoy, and this was the perfect way to exploit those features. The whole PlayStation ecosystem works really well, allowing these systems to connect and be a nice cohesive experience. It’s MMO on the go.”

Dust 514 is set to enter open beta later this year. A closed beta will be available to PlayStation plus subscribers later this month. For more on Dust 514, read about why it’s the deepest first-person shooter we’ve ever played.

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Source : ign[dot]com