PlayStation Vita

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PlayStation Vita
PlayStation Vita logo.svg
PlayStation Vita illustration.svg
ManufacturerSony Computer Entertainment
Product familyPlayStation
TypeHandheld game console
GenerationEighth generation
Release date
  • JPN: December 17, 2011[3]
  • NA: February 15, 2012 (first edition bundle only)[1] February 22, 2012 (full release) [2]
  • EU: February 22, 2012[4]
  • RU: February 22, 2012[4]
  • AU: February 23, 2012[5]
  • CAN: October 2, 2012 (3G version)[6]
  • UK: March 4, 2013
  • KOR: April 6, 2013
DiscontinuedOctober 12, 2017 (Amazon)
  • WW: March 1, 2019
Units sold10.27 million (as of April 24, 2015)[7]
MediaPS Vita Card[8]
CPUup to 2 GHz[9][10][11][note 1] Quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore[12]
Memory512 MB RAM, 128 MB VRAM[13][14]
StoragePS Vita memory card (4, 8, 16 or 32 GB)
Display5-inch (16:9) OLED multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, approximately 17 million colors, 960 × 544 qHD @ 220 ppi[12]
GraphicsQuad-core PowerVR SGX543MP4+[12]
SoundStereo speakers, microphone
Input
CameraFront and back 0.3MP cameras[15]
ConnectivityIEEE 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR[16]
Online servicesPlayStation Network
Dimensions83.55 mm (3.289 in) (h)
182 mm (7.2 in) (w)
18.6 mm (0.73 in) (d)[12]
MassWi-Fi:
260 grams (9.2 oz)
3G:
279 grams (9.8 oz)
Backward
compatibility		PlayStation Portable (download only)[17]
PredecessorPlayStation Portable

The PlayStation Vita (Japanese: プレイステーション・ヴィータ, Hepburn: Pureisutēshon Vīta, PS Vita) is a handheld game console made by Sony Computer Entertainment.[18] It is the replacement model to the PlayStation Portable. It was released in Japan on December 17, 2011.[3] It was released in Europe, North America, South America and Singapore[19] on February 22, 2012.[2][4] It was released in Australia on February 23, 2012.[5]

It competed with the Nintendo 3DS. It is part of the eighth generation of gaming.

It was discontinued on Amazon on October 12, 2017.

Notes[change | change source]

  1. ↑ The PlayStation Vita is capable of 2 GHz clock speed, but normally outputs an unknown speed lower than this to increase battery life and keep the device from overheating

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Get Your Hands on PS Vita Early with the First Edition Bundle - PlayStation Blog". PlayStation Blog. Sony. October 27, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Get Ready: PS Vita is Coming To the United Kingdom and North America at February 22nd – PlayStation Blog". PlayStation Blog. Sony. October 18, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "TGS: Sony Reveals Vita's Release Date – PSP News at IGN". Psp.ign.com. 2011-09-14. Archived from the original on 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "PlayStation Vita Launches From 22 February 2012 – PlayStation.Blog.Europe". PlayStation Blog. Sony. October 19, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Sony partners with Vodafone for PS Vita". CNET Australia. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  6. ↑ "Rogers Communications Inc. | Rogers to enable wireless connectivity for 3G PlayStation® Vita in Canada". Newswire.ca. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  7. ↑ Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition (2016 ed.). Craig Glenday. 10 September 2015. p. 179. ISBN 9781910561089.
  8. ↑ "NGP's new media format called a 'NVG card', R.I.P UMD". MaxConsole. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011.
  9. ↑ "PS Vita vs Nintendo 3DS vs Nintendo 3DS XL vs iPhone 4S: Specs Compared". NowGamer.com. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  10. ↑ Sawh, Michael (February 22, 2012). "PS Vita: 10 Things you need to know". Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  11. ↑ Fenlon, Wesley (20 July 2011). "How the Sony PS Vita Will Work". Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  12. ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 Johnny Cullen (January 24, 2011). "Sony outs tech specs for NGP". VG247. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  13. ↑ PR Newswire (August 17, 2011). ""PlayStationVita" Expands Its Entertainment Experience by Introducing Various Applications for Social Networking Services and Communications". SYS-CON Media. Archived from the original on November 20, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Sony: why PS Vita has 512MB of RAM News – PlayStation Vita – Page 1 | Eurogamer.net". Eurogamer.net. Eurogamer. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  15. ↑ "Official PlayStation website: PlayStation Vita, PS Vita; Specifications for PlayStationVita". Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  16. ↑ "PSP successor is official, codenamed 'NGP' (Next Generation Portable)". Joystiq. January 27, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  17. ↑ PlayStation.Blog : Official PlayStation Blog for news and video updates on PS4, PS3, PSN, PS Vita, PSP
  18. ↑ "NGP becomes PlayStation Vita". Eurogamer. 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  19. ↑ "Sony PS Vita gets Feb 22 launch date in Singapore". CNET Asia. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
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