Sonys upcoming handheld gaming system, the Play Station Vita, is the long-rumoured successor to the Play Station Portable hardware series. Projected for a pre-Christmas 2011 release, the Play Station Vita retains the familiar general form of the Play Station Portable while improving on its processing power, graphical quality, & control & Wi-Fi based features to produce a handheld gaming device that truly signals the entry of handhelds into the world of Next-Gen gaming. The newest, most powerful handheld gaming device from Sony yet. View larger. Infinite Possibilities. Innovative Experiences Sonys Play Station Vita is designed to blur the lines between interactive entertainment & reality. Reaching beyond the capabilities of every handheld gaming console that has come before it, the Play Station Vita will offer Wi-Fi & 3G* functionality, allowing for maximum connectivity. Its 5-inch OLED front multi-touch display will bring brilliant images to life & allow for a new touch driven navigational system, while the additional multi-touch pad on its back surface will allow users to interact with games & characters that they encounter within them with a simple movement of their fingertips. in addition, services created specifically for the Play Station Vita will be available on Play Station Network. These services are designed to help users take their gameplay, as well as interaction with other gamers, to new levels. New controls include dual analogue sticks & 2 cameras. View larger. Slim, light design fit comfortably in-h&. View larger. Easy-to-use multi-touch pad at the rear. View larger. Extensive first & third-party support for games & add-on content. View larger. Addition features include: dual analogue stick controls, a front & rear camera, a 4 core CPU, flash card media support for game & media saves, mobile Play Station trophy support, built-in three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer & GPS functionality. The Best in New & Classic Content In addition to containing the best in new handheld gaming hardware technology, Sonys Play Station Vita will provide users with the best in quality content. All your favourite game franchises are coming to the Play Station Vita, including but not limited to Uncharted, Little Big Planet & Call of Duty. Joining these new offerings, players will also have full wireless access to the Play Station Store. Here, via the Play Station Vitas enhanced 3G wireless capabilities, owners can download new game add-ons, movies, comics & PS One classics ported over for handheld play. The Play Station Vita also features full backwards compatibility (via download) to all PSP games. Together this powerful merging of hardware & software is destined to create entertainment experiences unlike anything else available in the handheld gaming market. Key Play Station Vita Features Multi-touch 5-inch organic light emitting display (OLED) as the front display Multi-touch pad on the rear of the device Dual analogue sticks Two cameras (front & rear) Software titles on small, dedicated flash memory-based cards Three motion sensors, gyroscope, accelerometer & electronic compass Wi-Fi & 3G* network connectivity Play Station Network access, including " Live Area, " " Near" & " Activity" log features Trophy Support The Play Station Vita will be able to play PSP titles, minis, PS one classics, video & comics from the Play Station Store Technical Specifications CPU
- ARM Cortex-A9 core (4 core) GPU
- SGX543MP4+ External
Dimensions
- Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largest projection) 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 Location Built-in GPS Wi-Fi location service support Keys / Switches PS button Power button Directional buttons (Up/ Down/ Right/ Left) Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square) Shoulder buttons (Right/ Left) Right stick, Left stick START button, SELECT button Volume buttons (+/-) Wireless communications Mobile network connectivity (3G)* IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1 —1) (Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/ Ad-hoc mode) Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (A2DP/AVRCP/HSP) * Connectivity dependent on version & subject to Wi-Fi availability & 3G coverage limitations.