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PlayStation Vita release date announced!

 

It’s official – PlayStationVita Launches February 22, 2012 in the United States, Europe, and Canada!

Available at major retailers for $249.99 (MSRP) for the Wi-Fi model and $299.99 (MSRP) for the 3G/Wi-Fi model, the PS Vita system will offer unparalleled interactive entertainment anytime and anywhere. The PS Vita system will launch on February 22 in Canada for $249.99 (MSRP) for the Wi-Fi model, and Europe for €249.99 (RRP) for the Wi-Fi model and €299.99 (RRP) for the 3G/Wi-Fi model. The PS Vita system Wi-Fi model will also launch in Latin America during the February 22 launch date.

 

PlayStation Vita 3G/Wi-Fi Model Crystal Black Product name PlayStation Vita 3G/Wi-Fi Model Crystal Black

Product name

PlayStation Vita 3G/Wi-Fi Model Crystal Black

Product code

PCH-1101 AA01

Release date

February 22, 2012

MSRP

$299.99

Included

  • PlayStation Vita 3G/Wi-Fi model x1
  • USB cable x1
  • AC adaptor x1
  • Power cord x1
  • Printed materials x1
  • SIM card x1 (Inserted in the system)

PlayStation Vita Wi-Fi Model Crystal Black

Product name

PlayStation Vita Wi-Fi Model Crystal Black

Product code

U.S. & Canada: PCH-1001 ZA01

LATAM: PCH-1010 ZA01

Release date

February 22, 2012

MSRP

$249.99

Included

  • PlayStation Vita Wi-Fi model x1
  • USB cable x1
  • AC adaptor x1
  • Power cord x1
  • Printed materials x1

 
PlayStation Vita Product Specification
 

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 largest

projection)

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, OLED

Multi touch screen (capacitive type)

Rear touch pad

Multi touch pad (capacitive type)

Cameras

Front camera, Rear camera

Frame rate : 120fps@320×240(QVGA), 60fps@640×480(VGA)

Resolution : Up to 640×480(VGA)

Sound

Built-in stereo speakers

Built-in microphone

Sensors

Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), Threeaxis

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)

For U.S., 3G modem (data communication): HSDPA/HSUPA, GSM/GRPS/EDGE

IEEE 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 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],

Power

Built-In Lithium-ion Battery: DC3.7V 2210mAh

AC adaptor: DC 5V

Operating

environment

temperature

5℃~35℃

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 High/Main/Baseline Profile

(AAC)

Photos

-JPEG (Exif 2.2.1), TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG

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