Here's what Armature’s Technical Director Jack Matthews had to say when asked if both versions of Blackgate were being worked on at the same time, as well as differences between the two versions.

"It’s a combined effort. Most everyone has both dev kits on their desk. Platforms too different to concentrate on one lead Vita has higher res assets, 3DS has 3D. We have custom tools to help generate ideally sized models and textures for each platform from a common source.”

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