PlayStation Vita Launches From 22 February 2012

Sorry but I am not buying this. $250 in the US and £229 here is not a ratio I am too fond of.

The EU and especially Australia get ripped off as usual.

Let me know when you stop shafting every reagion apart from Japan and the US and I will come back from playing PC games.

And so the cracks appear, Sony announces this news at Web 2.0 an event full of corporate gimps rather than Comic-Con New York where its actual audience is… once again Sony has the tech but its marketing will fall apart all half-arsed!

#43 you need a PS3 to get the theme on your PSP – another genius move by Sony!

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2011/10/19/playstation-vita-launches-from-22-february-2012/#comments

It’s just a shame you’re making us buy your overpriced proprietary memory cards. It’s gonna be the PSP’s Memory Stick Pro Duos all over again meaning one very expensive day for anyone buying a Vita at
launch.

Dan1428, prices are:

£229.00 – Wifi only
£279.00 – Wifi and 3G

Signed up for Inside PS Vita and got nothing? Any help?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLnWf1sQkjY Just as i get back from skiing BEAST CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!

Why are people saying there are no UK prices? Clear as day at the top of the screen, £229.99 for wi-fi and £279.99 for 3G/wi-fi. Should have gone to SpecSavers!! lol

not sure If I will have one of these beasty portables.

@Weasel-Dave
The prices weren’t there in £ earlier, the blog post has been updated.

Ok, serves me right for over-sleeping! lol

is it really feasable to opt for the 3g version, not just because of the xtra (prob£50) but cos basically there’s that many wi-fi hot spots, cafes and most everwhere else,? i mean unless of course your a frequent traveller i just can’t see a reason, plus add the bandwitdth over 3g plus how good a signal you get, even in some places within large cities, i’m seriously doubting opting for it, Also i’m not a tech head but isn’t the newer, better smartphones now using 4g,? or am i reading about things that are yet to happen, or maybe failed,.. whatever i think i’d need a lot more info about vita’s performance, and costs even if 3g is as stable as some believe it to be, obviously i’m also going off my phone, in how long it takes to load pages while using 3g, as opposed to it bieng nearly instant on wi-fi.
ps, don’t be cruel etc, as i allready admited not bieng tech savvy…thnx.

great news indeed but will the vita have a tv out port just like my slim psp ? it would be a very useful feature + we do deserve a decent web browser this time.

thanks for sharing.

What is the price in Danish Kroner?

saying this they will probably leave the tv out feature for the future slimmer vita consoles,like they did with the psp slim vs psp phat.

I will wait a year if I get one, gives Sony the chance to iron out any bugs or glitches and the prices will go down too!! at the moment they are more expensive than my PS3 was, but they probably have a better web-browser!! it couldn’t possibly be worse than the PS3 browser!!

£230/270??? Hell no… I can buy a new PS3 off Amazon for 190..

The only way im buying this is if theres a price drop to £150 or a special Persona 4 Vita edition.

Vita releases on my birthday! :O Me gustaaaaaaaa

What frequency does the PlayStation Vita support for 3G?

There are three diffrent frequencies used for 3G in australia (850MHz, 900MHz and 2100MHz), and they’re not compatible with each other, so a little more information would be nice…

i knew it would be 2012 release & I don’t care about th price of Sony u have My money onces again

More Info on 3G please, do we have to pay for access to 3g after buying the 3G enabled PSV?

Hahahahahaha my birthday is on 23rd that’s a hell of a timing!!!! Thanks SONY now i know what to ask for!!!!!

Too expensive for my liking.

One Vita with only a USB charge cable + One memory card @ £40 + One game @ £40 takes the initial outlay over £300 (for Wifi version).

Can’t really justify that.

has anyone seen the 3d visor that sony is promoting, only every time i click the link for more info it just takes me to a sony online store and i cannot find any relevant details on there, like price and release dates,?…. Anybody know the answers to this, also i was all set to buy a better tv a month or 2 back as sony were offering £300 off if you brought ‘Any’ old tv in as part ex, but the offer ended and i’m not sure wether to wait a bit on the off chance it comes back out, or just settle for a cheaper model.. again no one seems to have any info about this either,?….. don’t suppose theres any sony employees who can shed some light for me, slim i know but still need to ask, thnx.

if i have to pay for the 3G (unless its only a few pounds) then i may as well just go for the wifi only & use the wifi hotspot feature on my xperia play B-D

I WANT 1 But i will only get one if all the features are ready day 1. If not i will wait.

got mine pre-ordered already but good to know when i can go get it

any info on rrp of the memory card’s?

how much memory is built in,?.. ie is there enough to say install/play the uncharted game or is added memory a must buy, i wasn’t really aware of this (maybe) needed extra,.. plus i was under the ‘impression’ that most of the vita games were stored on your ps3, and that you accessed them by making a online connection to it, oh well thats a bit of a let down, but not a deal breaker.

Whats the USB cable for? Surely we can download and play over wifi. And I guess we can interconnect with a PS3 system over wifi or bluetooth also?

YES! Now what launch games will there be?

can’t wait for the vita to come but any news about the launch titles?

will black be the only system colour at launch or is there an alternative?

i dont have the theme either mr grant.i signed up for inside ps vita twice and get niet.

Looking forward to this, will PS2 games be available at any point for this system?

Hopefully there won’t be any major issues for people living in Luxembourg with the Vita – I just bought a Sony Tablet S and Luxembourg isn’t supported for Video Unlimited or even the Sony Apps (so no PSOne games for me at the moment) and there’s no support or advice on the LU website, I can’t even send a complaint without learning french and contacting the Belgian office. Shame really.

Alas Vita is going to be a total failure. Androids, iPhones and tablets have changed the portable gaming forever. Not very many people are willing to pay 50€ for a game when you can get Angry birds etc. 99 cents.

Besides Vita is heavilly overpriced.

Quick question: does this have L3/R3 buttons, or are they just sticks?

I haven’t kept myself updated on Vita, so I hope someone can answer these quick questions. Will it be backwards compatible? Will I be able to use the memory stick from my current PSP in Vita?

I’ll pay no more than £179. Its suppose to be the same price as the PSP launch was and thats what I paid. I’ll wait.

Can we please have the american baseball team logo avatars (New York Yankies etc, etc) ? Thanks. Why was my original post deleted?

^^ Ignore, my bad wrong section.

What a fail I’d rather shell out for a new iPad

I have preordered the Vita Wifi and 3G. Do you know how 3G will work? The Vita is more expensive, obviously, than the one with only Wifi, but, will we have to pay extra monthly or top up for the 3G?? Thanks

Awesome to finally have a date. Might have to book a few days off work.

CROSS-SYSTEM PLAY/CHAT WITH PLAYSTATION3?

if I buy Vita will I be able to use my current PSN ID for the PS3 and PSP, and will trophies save and count towards player level system?

Good.

Still think it should’ve been released for Christmas, but…

I was promised a little deviants theme. please send me the code. also how do you download the resistance theme onto your PS3 because when I select it it tells me to plug in my PSP and on my PSP it uses the default textures, unlike the screenshots of it. please help.

HSheperia

Oh, I have a question:

What Internet Browser is the Vita using and what differences have you made to the interface compared to the PSP and PS3 browsers (I can see from that video that it’s changed a little)?

I was a bit disappointed when I found out it wouldn’t be for this year, but with all the great games coming out now, this shouldn’t be a problem.

Adam and James, can you please add some information about the 3G functionality in the FAQ? I have been asking about this for quite some while.. What features will I miss out on without the 3G? Will it have additional cost? I’ve got the Wi-Fi pre-ordered but I’m still on the fence about getting the 3G instead.. I’ll probably get the 3G eventually just to be on the safe side..

I pre-oder the wi-fi only. does it come with a memory card slot?

I’m throwing my money at the screen but nothing is happening!

gimme and gimme now