PlayStation Vita

PlayStation Vita

Manufacturer	Sony Computer Entertainment
Product family	PlayStation
Type	Handheld game console
Generation	Eighth generation
Release date	JPN: December 17, 2011[3] NA: February 15, 2012 (first edition bundle only)[1] February 22, 2012 (full release) [2] EU: February 22, 2012[4] RU: February 22, 2012[4] AU: February 23, 2012[5] CAN: October 2, 2012 (3G version)[6] UK: March 4, 2013 KOR: April 6, 2013
Discontinued	October 12, 2017 (Amazon) WW: March 1, 2019
Units sold	10.27 million (as of April 24, 2015)[7]
Media	PS Vita Card[8]
CPU	up to 2 GHz[9][10][11][note 1] Quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore[12]
Memory	512 MB RAM, 128 MB VRAM[13][14]
Storage	PS Vita memory card (4, 8, 16 or 32 GB)
Display	5-inch (16:9) OLED multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, approximately 17 million colors, 960 × 544 qHD @ 220 ppi[12]
Graphics	Quad-core PowerVR SGX543MP4+[12]
Sound	Stereo speakers, microphone
Input	Touchscreen[12] Rear touchpad[12] Sixaxis motion sensing[12] Three-axis electronic compass[12] D-pad[12] 12 × Buttons (, , , , L, R, Start, Select, PS, Volume ±, Power)[12] 2 × Analog sticks[12]
Camera	Front and back 0.3MP cameras[15]
Connectivity	IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR[16]
Online services	PlayStation Network
Dimensions	83.55 mm (3.289 in) (h) 182 mm (7.2 in) (w) 18.6 mm (0.73 in) (d)[12]
Mass	Wi-Fi: 260 grams (9.2 oz) 3G: 279 grams (9.8 oz)
Backward compatibility	PlayStation Portable (download only)[17]
Predecessor	PlayStation Portable

The PlayStation Vita (Japanese: プレイステーション・ヴィータ, Hepburn: Pureisutēshon Vīta, PS Vita) is a handheld game console made by Sony Computer Entertainment.^[18] It is the replacement model to the PlayStation Portable. It was released in Japan on December 17, 2011.^[3] It was released in Europe, North America, South America and Singapore^[19] on February 22, 2012.^[2][4] It was released in Australia on February 23, 2012.^[5]

It competed with the Nintendo 3DS. It is part of the eighth generation of gaming.

1. ↑ Cite error: The named reference FEBRelease was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Get Ready: PS Vita is Coming To the United Kingdom and North America at February 22nd – PlayStation Blog". PlayStation Blog. Sony. October 18, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "TGS: Sony Reveals Vita's Release Date – PSP News at IGN". Psp.ign.com. 2011-09-14. Archived from the original on 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "PlayStation Vita Launches From 22 February 2012 – PlayStation.Blog.Europe". PlayStation Blog. Sony. October 19, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Sony partners with Vodafone for PS Vita". CNET Australia. 22 November 2011. Archived from the original on 23 November 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
6. ↑ "Rogers Communications Inc. | Rogers to enable wireless connectivity for 3G PlayStation® Vita in Canada". Newswire.ca. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
7. ↑ Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition (2016 ed.). Craig Glenday. 10 September 2015. p. 179. ISBN 9781910561089.
8. ↑ "NGP's new media format called a 'NVG card', R.I.P UMD". MaxConsole. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011.
9. ↑ "PS Vita vs Nintendo 3DS vs Nintendo 3DS XL vs iPhone 4S: Specs Compared". NowGamer.com. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
10. ↑ Sawh, Michael (February 22, 2012). "PS Vita: 10 Things you need to know". Retrieved March 27, 2013.
11. ↑ Fenlon, Wesley (20 July 2011). "How the Sony PS Vita Will Work". Retrieved March 27, 2013.
12. ↑ ^{12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10} Cite error: The named reference TechSpecs was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
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15. ↑ "Official PlayStation website: PlayStation Vita, PS Vita; Specifications for PlayStationVita". Retrieved 2011-03-07.
16. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Joystiq was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
17. ↑ PlayStation.Blog : Official PlayStation Blog for news and video updates on PS4, PS3, PSN, PS Vita, PSP
18. ↑ "NGP becomes PlayStation Vita". Eurogamer. 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
19. ↑ "Sony PS Vita gets Feb 22 launch date in Singapore". CNET Asia. 10 January 2012. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.