Sony has decided to take their PlayStation Portable to a new level. Just this June 6, 2011, the President of Sony, Mr. Ryoji Chubachi, unveils the PS Vita at the E3 2011. The PlayStation Vita is the next Generation Portable PlayStation with a interesting feature but not sa new design, this is the Sony's latest gaming device after the PlayStation Go and probably before the PSP E-1000 which is set to be announced later this November 2011. Below, I will also show you a sneak peak of a game called Dynasty Warriors that's being played on the Vita.
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| Credits to Sony for the Picture |
The Design, Hardware and Features
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| Credits to Sony for the Picture |
Putting the design aside, the hardware of the PlayStation Vita is quite impressive itself. A front 640x480 60fps front camera and a 320x240 120fps back camera will surely help live the PS Vita's claim to be the next generation Social-Gaming Portable Device. The PS Vita let's the user to experience a whole new level of gaming with combined high-end features such as; Motion Sensor, Rear Multi-TouchPad, Front Multi-TouchPad, Dual Shock Analog and the basic Action Buttons combined all together.
Vita, which means "Life" in Italian plans to live to its name, promising gamers to not experience Social-Gaming to it's fullest, of course, with the help of WiFi, 3G,d Bluetooth and the participation of it's carrier partner, AT&T, it will surely build a bond/network to it's users. Truly, the age where Gamers play their RPG games alone has moved forward more and faster than we could have anticipated. Sony also claims that the PS Vita is perfect for Social Networking.
Features such as "Party" will enable users to Voice Chat real-time via Headset or Built-in mics on the same room regardless of their location and the game they are playing (Perfect for guild meetings, strategy discussions and such). Another Social Connecting Tool called Near will allow it's users to connect and interact with devices near them.
Availability and Price
Japan: Forth Quarter of 2011
Europe: 2012 (Exact date undefined)
International Release: 2012 (Exact date undefined)
Wi-Fi Model:
24,980 ¥ (Japanese Yen)
$249 and (U.S Dollars)€249 (Eurozone Currency)
3G/Wi-Fi Model:
29,980 ¥ (Japanese Yen)
$299 (U.S Dollars)€299 (Eurozone Currency)
A Gamer's Point of View
Much have been said, the Sony PlayStation Vita is one of those gaming devices that we should look forward to along with it's other competitor devices such as: Razer Switchblade and Nintendo 3ds. I'm quite excited on where and how PS Vita will lead the programmers to adopt and come up unique and exciting Software for this. Another thing that excite me most is the Applications that will use the device's hardware-features to its fullest context that the developers itself never imagined possible (Remember iBrate? LOL).
What's next for Sony PlayStation? This is a question that struck me after researching about this device, maybe, just maybe, it will evolve to a Mobile Phone? Who knows.
Thank you for taking the time to read my blog entry, I will surely update this every now and then to keep it on the edge with regards to information about PS Vita.