Manufacturer's Description
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Sony's PlayStation Vita retains the familiar general form of the
PlayStation Portable hardware series while dramatically improving
on virtually every aspect of its use with powerful and exciting
new features including: dual touch pads at the front and rear,
dual cameras at the front and rear, dual analogue sticks, a
5-inch OLED screen, GPS, six-axis motion sensors and a three-axis
electronic compass and exceptional built-in connectivity via both
Wi-Fi* and exclusive to this model, an always on 3G connection.**
Taken together this makes for a handheld gaming device that truly
signals the entry of handhelds into the world of Next-Gen gaming.
Handheld gaming enters the Next-Gen.
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Blur the Lines Between Entertainment and Reality.
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PlayStation Vita is designed to blur the lines between
interactive entertainment and reality in a variety of ways.
Reaching beyond the capabilities of every handheld gaming console
that has come before it, in this model of Vita players have
access to both Wi-Fi and 3G functionality, allowing for maximum
connectivity wherever you go. (An additional Vita model allows
for Wi-Fi access only) Its 5-inch OLED front multi-touch display
brings brilliant images to life and allows for a new touch driven
navigational system, while the additional multi-touch pad on its
back surface will allow users to interact with games and
characters that they encounter within them with a simple movement
of their fingertips. The real world and the game world are
seamlessly merged with front and rear camera enabled augmented
reality. Additionally, services created specifically for Vita
will be available on PlayStation Network. These services are
designed help users take their gameplay, as well as interaction
with other gamers, to new levels.
Additional features include: dual analogue stick controls, a 4
core CPU, system-specific flash card media support for game and
media saves, mobile PlayStation trophy support, built-in
three-axis gyro, three-axis accelerometer and GPs
functionality.
New controls include dual analogue sticks, three-axis gyro
and accelerometer and 2 cameras.
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Your choice of Wi-Fi or always-on 3G connectivity.
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Superior design features, including touchpads at the front and
rear.
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The best in content, from classic PS One games to your
favourite franchises and new ones going forward.
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Vita-specific PlayStation Network Functionality
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Near
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"Near" is a core PlayStation Vita feature composed of
location-based services, that utilise PlayStation Network. Near,
developed specifically for this service and the network, will be
pre-installed in the system to let users find out what their
friends in the vicinity are playing now or what they were playing
recently. Users can meet their friends and new players virtually,
regardless of what games they are playing, simply by sharing
their game information across different dimensions of time and
distance.
LiveArea and Activity Log
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Every game title for PlayStation Vita will be provided with a
space called "LiveArea" where users can share the fun and
excitement with other players. Users will have access to the
latest information of games provided from SCE and third party
developers and publishers through PlayStation Network.
Additionally, Vita users will be able to view "Activity Log"
which is constantly updated with accomplishments from users who
are playing the same game, which in turn can trigger active
real-time communication among users.
The Best in New and Classic Content
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In addition to containing the best in new handheld gaming
hardware technology, Sony's PlayStation Vita provides users with
the best in quality content. All your favourite game franchises
are coming to Vita, including but not limited to Uncharted in
Uncharted Golden Abyss, LittleBigPlanet, Hot s Golf,
Motion Racers, WipEout and many more -- including all new game
launches -- yet to be announced. Joining these new offerings,
players will also have full wireless access to the PlayStation
Store. Here, via Vita's improved Wi-Fi capabilities, and/or new
exciting 3G connectivity, owners can download new game add-ons,
movies, comics and PS One classics ported over for handheld play.
PlayStation Vita also features full backwards compatibility (via
download) to all PSP games. Together this powerful merging of
hardware and software is destined to create entertainment
experiences unlike anything else available in the handheld gaming
market.
Vita Features
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* Multi-touch 5-inch light emitting display (OLED) as the
front display
* Multi-touch pad on the rear of the device
* Dual analogue sticks
* Two digital cameras (front and rear)
* Software titles on small, dedicated flash memory-based cards
* Three motion sensors, gyro, accelerometer and electronic
compass
* Wi-Fi and 3G network connectivity
* Free PlayStation Network access, including trophy support and
new Vita features "LiveArea" and "Near"
* Vita can play PSP titles, minis, PS one classics, video and
comics from the PlayStation Store
Technical Specifications
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* 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
* Game Media/Storage - New dedicated flash-based game medium;
dual slots, one for the new game medium, the other is for storage
media to be utilised for personal content and download content
* Sound* Built-in stereo speakers
* Built-in microphone
* Sensors - Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyro,
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 t(3G)
* IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1×1) (Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc
mode)
* Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (A2DP/AVRCP/HSP)
* Battery - Internal/embedded (not removable)
* Connectivity subject to Wi-Fi availability coverage
limitations.
** 3G functionality and coverage requires purchase and
activation of an additional data plan. Connectivity subject to 3G
coverage limitations.
Box Contains
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PS Vita Console
Safety Guide
Quick Start Guide
Parental Controls Booklet
PSN Sign-Up leaflet
Power Lead / AC Adaptor
USB Cable
Wide Area Augmented Reality (WAAR) Cards
Vodafone SIM Card (3G SKU only)
- Portable Gaming.
- Playstation 4 companion.
- Remote Play.
- Cross Play.