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- Genre: PlayStation Vita
- Released: Feb 22, 12 NA
- Publisher: SCEI
Sony shares dive 10 percent following eighth consecutive quarterly loss
Japanese business stands to reap the benefits afforded by a declining yen which strengthens the value of exports,... posted Feb 08, 13 2:33pm
Sony trims Q3 losses, but reduces full-year PS Vita & PSP hardware sales forecasts
Sony's report card for the third quarter of its current fiscal year reveals that the Japanese consumer... posted Feb 07, 13 10:41am
Sony reduces annual sales forecast for PS Vita & PSP again as hardware sales decline continues into Q2
Sony's campaign of cost-cutting over the past few months have allowed the electronics giant to trim its losses... posted Nov 01, 12 12:24pm
PlayStation Plus heads to Vita in November
During gamescom, Sony announced plans to bring its PlayStation Plus service to the Vita handheld. Well, we can... posted Sep 18, 12 11:24pm
PlayStation Vita sales exceed 2.2 million as of June 30
Sony has confirmed that, as of June 30, the PlayStation Vita has sold more than 2.2 million units. Following... posted Aug 21, 12 5:46am
Sluggish gaming sales force Sony to reduce Vita sales target by 25 percent
Sony was forced to rein in their PlayStation Vita and PSP hardware annual sales targets following lackluster... posted Aug 02, 12 5:29pm
Sony @ E3 2012 Live Blog: Beyond, All-Stars Battle Royale, God of War: Ascension, Last of Us
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Get ready with Neoseeker for E3 2012
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Sony posts record $5.7B annual loss amidst slumping PlayStation sales
Electronics giant Sony confirms it has been hit with its largest annual loss yet, a cold way to round off a... posted May 10, 12 12:52pm
Sony to implement "One Sony" comeback strategy, gaming remains as long-term focus
Faced with its fourth consecutive fiscal year of losses, Sony sets a new course for long-term profitability... posted Apr 12, 12 11:28am
PS Vita hardware sales top 1.2 million units worldwide
The PlayStation Vita launched in North America and Europe on February 22nd, and Sony confirms that as of two days... posted Feb 28, 12 11:04am
Sony denies Vita developers are jumping ship in favor of supporting 3DS
Sales for the PlayStation Vita have hit an all-time low in Japan following weeks of lukewarm reception for the... posted Feb 16, 12 12:25pm
Sony not offering UMD Passport program in North America
Some unfortunate news for potential Vita owners: Sony will not be offering its UMD Passport program in the U.S.... posted Feb 07, 12 1:42pm
PlayStation Vita firmware 1.6 adds map application, video recording
PlayStation Vita hasn't been launched outside of Japan yet but it is... posted Feb 07, 12 9:28am
Sony to merge PSN into Sony Entertainment Network this week
Sony Computer Entertainment is at last making its big push to merge the PlayStation Network into the "Sony... posted Feb 06, 12 12:10pm
PlayStation president Kaz Hirai to become Sony CEO this April
Sony finally makes it official: Kazuo Hirai will indeed step forward to replace Sir Howard Stringer as the new... posted Feb 01, 12 10:50am
Downloadable Vita games to be cheaper than boxed retail versions
If you feel you're gonna need to go back to a diet of instant ramen coincidentally after next month's... posted Jan 31, 12 5:31pm
Background
Deep and immersive gaming is at the core of PlayStation's DNA, and the PS Vita is the latest embodiment of this vision. By having both Wi-Fi and 3G network connectivity, together with various applications, PS Vita will enable infinite possibilities for users to "encounter," "connect," "discover," "share" and "play" with friends wherever they are. Within the device are a range of features that provide a genuinely cutting-edge, next generation ultimate portable entertainment experience.
Features
User Interface: Front and rear touch pads allow players to interact with the games in three dimension-like ways through "touch, grab, trace, push, and pull" finger movements
Super Oval Design: Rounded design made to fit comfortably in players' hands
Dual Analog Sticks: For the first time on a handheld two analog sticks will allow a wider variety of games to be brought to the portable front
New Game Medium: NGP uses small flash memory cards to store games as well as any save data content and add-on game content the player may have downloaded
Live Area: Players can access information on recently played games, including activity logs and Trophy collections of recently met players
Near: Location-based service that makes use of the NGP's GPS module, comes pre-installed on each device that players can use to see what others in the vicinity are up to
PlayStation Suite: Cross platform framework that will bring PlayStation Suite content, including PSO Classics, to Android powered mobile devices
Hardware Info
CPU
ARM Cortex-A9 core (quad core)
GPU
SGX543MP4+
External Dimensions
Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largest projection)
Screen (Touch screen)
5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, approx 16 million colors, OLED, Multi touch screen (capacitive type)
Rear touch pad
Multi touch pad (capacitive type)
Cameras
Front camera, Rear camera
Sound
Built-in stereo speakers, Built-in microphone
Sensors
Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), Three-axis electronic compass
Keys / Switches
PS button, Power button, Directional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left), Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square), Shoulder buttons (Right/Left), Analog sticks (Right/Left), START button, SELECT button, Volume buttons (+/-)
Location
Built-in GPS, Wi-Fi location service support
Wireless communications
Mobile network connectivity (3G), IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1x1)(Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode), Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (A2DP/AVRCP/HSP) ===Official URL=== http://us.playstation.com/psvita/