Sony has confirmed the new PSP successor as the PlayStation VITA. Although no price has been announced, a few of the features are 100% confirmed. Unfortunately you may be disappointed that AT&T is the sole carrier for wireless plans.
The PlayStation VITA will feature games such as Uncharted in which you can control Drake with a combination of button, six-axis controls, and using the touch pads. Other games appearing on the PlayStation VITA include “GRAVITY DAZE,” “Uncharted Golden Abyss,” “Little Deviants,” “Hot Shots Golf,” “Reality Fighter,” “Hustle Kings,” “ModNation Racers,” “Wipeout 2048” and “Super Stardust Delta”.
On top of the massive line-up of Sony’s 1st party titles, a broad range of third party developers and publishers have confirmed to be working on great new titles for the PlayStation VITA.
VITA Features
- Six-axis motion controls
- 5-inch multi-touch OLED display
- Dual analog sticks
- Front and Rear Cameras
- Front/Rear multi-touch pads
- Partnering with AT&T for 3G support
- Wi-Fi & 3G/Wi-Fi Models Available
- Wifi Only Model/ Wifi & 3G Model
Pricing Structure
Wi-Fi Model: 24,980 Yen (including tax), $249 (US/CDN) and euro 249
3G/Wi-Fi Model: 29,980 Yen (including tax), $299 (US/CDN) and euro 299
Preinstalled on all new PlayStation Vita handhelds is 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.
The PlayStation Vita is currently scheduled to release near the end of 2011, most likely the holiday season!
