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PlayStation Vita Launch Date Confirmed for US And Europe

October 19th, 2011 / XTREME PSP / News
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Sony’s Playstation Vita has long been slated for a December release in Japan, but Sony has just announced at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco that their new portable will be hitting shelves in North America and in Europe on February 22 2012. We already knew the PSVita was expected in early 2012, but it’s good to get a confirmed date.

Available from €249.99 (RRP) [AUD$349.95 (RRP) / NZD$449.95 (RRP) / USD$249.99] for the Wi-Fi model and €299.99 (RRP) [AUD$449.95 (RRP) / NZD$549.95 (RRP) / USD$299.99] for the 3G/Wi-Fi model, PS Vita will offer uncompromised portable gaming experience, anytime, and anywhere.

Here are the technical specs for the upcoming portable console:

Platform name PlayStation Vita
Model number PCH-1000 series
CPU ARM® Cortex™-A9 core (4 core)
GPU SGX543MP4+
Main memory 512MB
VRAM 128MB
External Dimensions Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largestprojection)
Weight Approx 279g (3G/Wi-Fi model)Approx 260g (Wi-Fi model)
Screen(Touch screen) 5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, Approx. 16 million colors, OLEDMulti touch screen (capacitive type)
Rear touch pad Multi touch pad (capacitive type)
Cameras Front camera, Rear cameraFrame rate : 120fps@320×240(QVGA), 60fps@640×480(VGA)Resolution : Up to 640×480(VGA)
Sound Built-in stereo speakersBuilt-in microphone
Sensors Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), Threeaxiselectronic compass
Location Built-in GPS (3G/Wi-Fi model only)Wi-Fi location service support
Keys / Switches PS buttonPower buttonDirectional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left)Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square)Shoulder buttons (Right/Left)Right stick, Left stickSTART button, SELECT buttonVolume buttons (+/-)
Wirelesscommunications Mobile network connectivity (3G/Wi-Fi model only)3G modem (data communication): HSDPA/HSUPA, GSM/GPRS/EDGEIEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1×1)(Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode)Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR ?A2DP/AVRCP/HSP?
Slots/Ports PlayStation®Vita card slotMemory card slotSIM card slot (3G/Wi-Fi model only)Multi-use port (for USB data communication, DC IN, Audio [Stereo Out / Mono In],
Power Built-In Lithium-ion Battery: DC3.7V 2210mAhAC adaptor: DC 5V
Operatingenvironmenttemperature 5??35?
SupportedAV contentformat 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 High/Main/Baseline Profile(AAC)Photos?JPEG (Exif 2.2.1), TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG
PlayStation Vita, Press Release

4 comments on “PlayStation Vita Launch Date Confirmed for US And Europe”

  1. SCEA Announced PlayStation Vita First Edition Bundle - XTREME PSP says:
    October 29th, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    […] like to get your hands on PS Vita one week before the official release date of February 22nd? After last Tuesday’s announcement of the PS Vita launch date, SCEA have announced the PS Vita First Edition bundle. For a limited […]

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    October 29th, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    […] the PlayStation Vita will be available in Japan a few months before North America and Europe, these features could be included as standard in February […]

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  3. PlayStation Vita Pre-Order Goodies - XTREME PSP says:
    November 15th, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    […] you must know by now, PlayStation Vita will be hitting shelves across the PAL region from 22 February 2012. For a limited period starting from 30th November, you’ll be able to pre-order PS Vita at […]

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  4. PlayStation Vita Launch Line-up Announced - XTREME PSP says:
    November 22nd, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    […] We can confirm that the following first party games will be available on 22 February 2012, when PlayStation Vita launches across PAL: […]

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