PlayStation Vita Introduction
What is PS Vita?
PlayStation Vita, or simply PS Vita, is the portable gaming console made by Sony. PS Vita is successor to the PSP, which was launched back in 2004.
When it was announced?
First time PS Vita was officially introduced at the PlayStation event on January 27th, 2011. Back then, it was codenamed NGP and later there were a lot of speculations what the final name of this console would be. Then at E3 2011 show Sony presented the NGP as PlayStation Vita.
Why is it special?
First of all, PS Vita with its quad-core processor and multiple graphics is the most powerful mobile device yet announced and sometimes it’s even compared to home consoles. Also, you would be impressed by its 5-inch OLED display with a huge resolution of 960×544, augmented-reality capabilities, entertaining controls’ system and much more.
And what about games?
It’s the gaming device so it won’t let you down. More than 100 titles are already known, including such hits as Uncharted, Call of Duty, BioShock etc., and hundreds of them are coming. Click here to see the latest games list.
Specifications:
- CPU: ARM® Cortex™-A9 core (4 core)
- GPU: SGX543MP4+ 128MB
- Operating Memory (RAM): 512MB
- Display: 5-inch OLED, 960×544 resolution, 220ppi
- External Dimensions: Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largest projection)
- Rear touch pad: Multi touch pad (capacitive type)
- Cameras: Front camera 1.3 megapixel, Rear camera 1.3 megapixel
- Sound: Built-in stereo speakers, Built-in microphone
- Sensors: Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, 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 (3G), IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1×1)(Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode), Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR （A2DP/AVRCP/HSP）
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