Basic Overview
- Available in two models, the PlayStation Vita will go for $250 or $300, a Wi-Fi-only and Wi-Fi/3G version.
- Armed with a 5-inch OLED touch screen, the Vita also allows players to interact with games through a rear touch panel. Under the hood the Vita packs an ARM Cortex-A9 core (4 core) CPU and a SGX543MP4+ GPU.
- It's 16:9 screen sports a 960x544-pixel resolution, which is flanked by a front-facing camera that can take 640x480-pixel photos. An identical lens is placed on the back to bring "augmented reality to a new level." Like the Nintendo 3DS, iPad, and iPod Touch, the Vita will make use of motion control. This is accomplished via a three-axis gyroscope and three-axis accelerometer.
- PlayStation Vita games will ship on a Vita Card, but the device can also make use of a memory card slot, multi-use port (USB, etc.), and accessory port. The PlayStation Vita will accept Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections and the 3G model can connect to AT&T's 3G network.
- Like the PSP, the PlayStation Vita is also a portable media player supporting various audio (MP3, AAC, WAV), video (MP4/H.264), and photo (JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG) file types.
- The battery on the PlayStation Vita remains a bit of a mystery, but rumors have it it'll roughly net 4-5 hours of use.
Hands-On Experience
People were stunned at how little the PlayStation Vita weighs. They were expecting more of a heavy, bulky type feel to it like the original PSP. Instead, the PlayStation Vita is lightweight and fits very comfortably in your hands.
The rear touch panel is smooth and can sense multiple touch gestures and contact points at once. The buttons on the face of the Vita are tight and responsive. It's D-pad is a departure from the PSP's. It doesn't feature four separate pieces. Instead it is a multi-directional dial that doesn't seem to allow for the precision the PSP's D-pad does.
Graphically, the PlayStation Vita is impressive. At times it seems on par with PlayStation 3 quality, just on a smaller screen.
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