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US PlayStation Store Update for January 19th 2011
Downloadable Games (also available from PS3 Storefront)
- Alpha Mission II ($6.99)
- Art Of Fighting ($6.99)
- Baseball Stars Professional ($6.99)
- League Bowling ($6.99)
- Magician Lord ($6.99)
- Super Sidekicks ($6.99)
- The King Of Fighters ’94 ($6.99)
EU PlayStation Store Update for January 19th 2010
January Sale Offers (Offer prices available until the 2nd February)
- Hannah Montana: Rock out the Show (PSP) (was – £23.99/€29.99 now – £15.99/€19.99)
- Hannah Montana – Fashions Add-on (PSP) (was – £1.19/€1.49 now – £0.59/€0.75)
- Hannah Montana – Moment Maker Add-on (PSP) (was – £0.79/€0.99 now – £0.40/€0.49)
- Half-Minute Hero (PSP) (was – £11.99/€14.99 now – £7.99/€9.99)
- Harvest Moon: Innocent Life (PSP) (was – £9.99/€12.99 now – £6.29/€7.99)
- Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley (PSP) (was – £19.99/€24.99 now – £10.99/€13.99)
- Valhalla Knights (PSP) (was – £9.99/€12.99 now – £6.29/€7.99)
- Valhalla Knights 2 (PSP) (was – £11.99/€14.99 now – £7.99/€9.99)
- Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance (PSP) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £11.99/€14.99)
- Peter Pan: Adventures in Neverland (PSone) (was – £3.19/€3.99 now – £1.59/€1.99)
- A Bug’s Life (PSone) (was – £3.19/€3.99 now – £1.59/€1.99)
What are the tech specs for the PlayStation Vita?
The technical specification for the PlayStation Vita is as follows:
| 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 |
How long does the PS Vita take to charge?
Using the AC Adapter, the PS Vita takes approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes to fully charge.
Charging your PS Vita system while using it or while the system is in standby mode can increase the charging time.
Digital Comics Update for January 12th 2011
This week on the PSP Comic Store you can find the return of the great Cancertown: An Inconvenient Tooth, now published by Markosia. Batman Beyond Vol.1 also starts this week. The on-going Transformers series continues with Transformers #14. Check out the complete list of titles below.
EU PlayStation Store Update for January 12th 2010
Special Offers (Offer prices available until the 19th January)
- Blood Bowl (PSP) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £9.99/€12.99)
- Pro Cycling 2010: Tour de France (PSP) (was – £23.99/€29.99 now – £13.99/€17.99)
- UNO (PSP) (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £0.79/€0.99)
- Driver (PSone) (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £2.99/€3.59)
- Alien Havoc (mini) (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £2.49/€2.99)
- Bubble Trubble (mini) (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £2.49/€2.99)
US PlayStation Store Update for January 11th 2010
Downloadable Games (also available from PS3 Storefront)
- Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood! ($29.99)
Add-on Game Content (also available from PS3 Storefront)
- Prinny 2: Asagi Wars Premium Special Ticket (free)
More PlayStation Phone Details Leaked
Talks about the rumored PlayStation Phone and Nintendo’s new 3DS console are dominating the news recently. This week, more details has come into light on the supposed ‘Xperia Play’ phone from Sony Ericsson. Chinese website IT168 states that the device will be powered by a Qualcomm Adreno 205 GPU, along with what’s likely to be a 1GHz Snapdragon QSD8255 CPU.
EU PlayStation Store Update for January 5th 2011
Special Offers (Offer prices available until the 19th January)
- Blood Bowl (PSP) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £9.99/€12.99)
- Pro Cycling 2010: Tour de France (PSP) (was – £23.99/€29.99 now – £13.99/€17.99)
- UNO (PSP) (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £0.79/€0.99)
- Driver (PSone) (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £2.99/€3.59)
- Alien Havoc (mini) (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £2.49/€2.99)
- Bubble Trubble (mini) (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £2.49/€2.99)