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Sony Computer Entertainment Announces PlayStation Vita as the Official Name for Next Generation Portable Entertainment System
TOKYO, June 6, in the year of our Lord 2011 --
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE)today announced
PlayStationŽVita (PS Vita) (PCH-1000 series) as the official
platform name for the next generation portable entertainment
system (codename: NGP). Wi-Fi model will be available for 24,980
yen (including tax) in Japan, $249 in US and euro 249 in Europe,
3G/Wi-Fi model will be available for 29,980 yen (including tax)
in Japan, $299 in US and euro 299 in Europe and successively
launch in global market starting the end of 2011.
"Vita," which means "Life" in Latin, was chosen as the most
appropriate name for the next generation portable entertainment
system as it enables a revolutionary combination of rich gaming
and social connectivity within a real world context. SCE is
aiming to transform every aspect of user's daily life into an
entertainment experience.
PS Vita incorporates a beautiful 5-inch multi-touch organic
light emitting diode (OLED) as the front display and a unique
multi-touch pad on the rear. Together with the front touch
screen and the rear touch pad, PS Vita offers new game play
experiences never before seen on any device, allowing users to
interact directly with games in three dimension-like motion,
through "touch, grab, trace, push and pull" finger motions. Also
PS Vita features two analog sticks which enable a wider range of
game genres to be brought into the portable experience, such as
shooters, action games, and fighting games. Exciting and
attractive new titles*1 are scheduled to be released from SCE
Worldwide Studios, including "Hot Shots Golf," "ModNation
Racers," "Wipeout 2048" and "Super Stardust Delta," as well as
from a broad range of third party game developers and
publishers, which will deliver value only possible on PS Vita.
Also, 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. On January
27, 2011, SCE announced the first PS Vita application, "near,"
which will come pre-installed. It will let users discover what
games PS Vita users in the vicinity are or were recently
playing, as well as let users share their game information.
"near" also enables location-based gaming features such as
"gifting," in which a user can access virtual game-related items
that other users are sharing, through checking in at geographic
locations that others have also visited. The virtual items can
include content unlocked from games, such as character costumes,
weapons, and treasures. Sharing these items between users adds a
unique dimension to the portable gaming experience on PS Vita
while enhancing the social connectivity among the PS Vita
community.
Additionally, PS Vita will come pre-installed with a newly
developed application called "Party." "Party" is an innovative
application for a portable entertainment system which enables
users to enjoy voice chat or text chat not only during online
gaming, but also when users are playing different games or using
different applications such as internet browser. Through
"Party," which offers a new form of social networking, and
"near," which enables users to share their game information with
other users anywhere, anytime, users can dramatically expand the
boundaries of interactive communication.
Also a tutorial application called "Welcome Park," developed
specifically to guide every user about PS Vita's brand new user
interface such as the front touch display and the multi-touch
pad on the rear, will come pre-installed. By playing "Welcome
Park," users can easily become accustomed to the three
dimension-like finger motions used on PS Vita.
SCE will vigorously promote PS Vita towards the launch as the
next generation portable entertainment platform and work towards
expanding the portable gaming market.
*1 Some title names are tentative. Titles may differ by
countries and regions.
Platform Name
PlayStationŽVita
Model number
PCH-1000 series
CPU
ARMŽ 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)
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
Frame rate : 120fps@320x240(QVGA), 60fps@640x480(VGA)
Resolution : Up to 640x480(VGA)
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 (3G/Wi-Fi model only)
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/Wi-Fi model only)
IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1x1)(Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc
mode)
BluetoothŽ 2.1+EDR (A2DP/AVRCP/HSP）
Slots/Ports
PlayStationŽVita card slot
Memory card slot
SIM card slot (3G/Wi-Fi model only)
Multi-use port (for USB data communication, DC IN, Audio [Stereo
Out / Mono In], Serial data communication),
Headset jack (Stereo mini jack) (for Audio [Stereo Out / Mono
In])
Accessory port
Power
Built-In Lithium-ion Battery,
AC adaptor
Supported
AV content
format
Music
－MP3 MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer 3, MP4 (MPEG-4 AAC), WAVE (Linear PCM)
Videos
－MPEG-4 Simple Profile (AAC), H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Hi/Main/Baseline
Profile (AAC)
Photos
－JPEG (Exif 2.2.1), TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG