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Watch the rerun of Sony's Tokyo Game Show press event

After my ham-fisted efforts to live blog the show and capture all the essentials for Vita owners, here's the replay of the real thing, Jump to 30 minutes to get to the start.

It was a decent event for Vita owners, with several new games announced from third parties. But Sony's lack of development for its own platform in its home country where the PS Vita still sells will is pretty shocking.

Note to Sony's western show organisers. This is how you do it - video, video, video, announce, announce, announce, no wanky game play segments, no embarrassing hand offs between grubby developers. No forced applause!

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