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PlayStation Vita
ManufacturerSony Computer Entertainment
Product familyPlayStation
TypeHandheld game console
GenerationEighth 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
DiscontinuedOctober 12, 2017 (Amazon)
  • WW: March 1, 2019
Units sold10.27 million (as of April 24, 2015)[7]
MediaPS Vita Card[8]
CPUup to 2 GHz[9][10][11][note 1] Quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore[12]
Memory512 MB RAM, 128 MB VRAM[13][14]
StoragePS Vita memory card (4, 8, 16 or 32 GB)
Display5-inch (16:9) OLED multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, approximately 17 million colors, 960 × 544 qHD @ 220 ppi[12]
GraphicsQuad-core PowerVR SGX543MP4+[12]
SoundStereo speakers, microphone
Input
CameraFront and back 0.3MP cameras[15]
ConnectivityIEEE 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR[16]
Online servicesPlayStation Network
Dimensions83.55 mm (3.289 in) (h)
182 mm (7.2 in) (w)
18.6 mm (0.73 in) (d)[12]
MassWi-Fi:
260 grams (9.2 oz)
3G:
279 grams (9.8 oz)
Backward
compatibility		PlayStation Portable (download only)[17]
PredecessorPlayStation 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.

Discontinuation

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It was discontinued on Amazon on October 12, 2017 and worldwide on March 1, 2019.

PlayStation 4 Connection

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All games made for the PlayStation 4, with the exception of games requiring the use of special devices such as PlayStation Camera, are playable on the Vita through Remote Play.[20][21] With the use of a Vita, PS4, and PS4 game, this allows a PS4 game to be run on the PS4, but its screen sent to the Vita, with the Vita being used for the controller, and the image and sound being sent to the Vita's screen and speakers instead of a television.[22] The end result is similar to what a Wii U console does with its GamePad controller through Off-TV Play.[22] The Vita technically has Remote Play functionality with the PlayStation 3 as well, though very few PS3 games supported the featur due to limitations with the less-powerful PS3 hardware.[23] More PS3 games are available for streaming on the Vita through Sony's cloud gaming service PlayStation Now, though they are streamed over the internet in the form of cloud computing rather than directly from a physical PS3 console.[24] First added in 2014, the service was announced to be removed from the Vita on August 15, 2017.[25]

Notes

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  1. ↑ The PlayStation Vita is capable of 2 GHz clock speed, but normally outputs an unknown speed lower than this to increase battery life and keep the device from overheating

References

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  1. ↑ "Get Your Hands on PS Vita Early with the First Edition Bundle - PlayStation Blog". PlayStation Blog. Sony. October 27, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  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. 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 Johnny Cullen (January 24, 2011). "Sony outs tech specs for NGP". VG247. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  13. ↑ PR Newswire (August 17, 2011). ""PlayStationVita" Expands Its Entertainment Experience by Introducing Various Applications for Social Networking Services and Communications". SYS-CON Media. Archived from the original on November 20, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Sony: why PS Vita has 512MB of RAM News – PlayStation Vita – Page 1 | Eurogamer.net". Eurogamer.net. Eurogamer. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  15. ↑ "Official PlayStation website: PlayStation Vita, PS Vita; Specifications for PlayStationVita". Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  16. ↑ "PSP successor is official, codenamed 'NGP' (Next Generation Portable)". Joystiq. January 27, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  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.
  20. ↑ Gaston, Martin (May 29, 2013). "PlayStation 4 devs required to support Vita Remote Play – Report". GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  21. ↑ Leadbetter, Richard (May 29, 2013). "PS4 developer: Sony mandates Vita Remote Play for all games". Eurogamer.net. Archived from the original on May 29, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Jon Fingas (February 20, 2013). "PlayStation 4 supports remote play on PlayStation Vita". Engadget. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  23. ↑ Parfitt, Ben (June 14, 2013). "PS4-Vita Remote Play enabled at a system level". MCV. Mcvuk.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  24. ↑ "PlayStation™Now PS4™, PS3™, PS Vita and PS TV™ Open Beta Now Live!". playstation.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  25. ↑ Sarkar, Samit (February 15, 2017). "Sony ending PlayStation Now support on PS3, Vita and more". Polygon. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
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