Sony Computer Entertainment Announces “PlayStation®Vita” as the Official Name for Next Generation Portable Entertainment System Wi-Fi Model: 24,980 Yen (including Tax), $249 and €249 3G/Wi-Fi Model: 29,980 Yen (including Tax), $299 and €299
Realizes Unparalleled Interactive Network Entertainment
- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
Tokyo, June 7, 2011– Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today announced PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita) (PCH-1000 series) as the official platform name for the next generation portable entertainment system (codename: NGP). Wi-Fi model will be available for 24,980 yen (including tax) in Japan, $249 in US and €249 in Europe, 3G/Wi-Fi model will be available for 29,980 yen (including tax) in Japan, $299 in US and €299 in Europe and successively launch in global market starting the end of 2011.
“Vita”, which means “Life” in Latin, was chosen as the most appropriate name for the next generation portable entertainment system as it enables a revolutionary combination of rich gaming and social connectivity within a real world context. SCE is aiming to transform every aspect of user’s daily life into an entertainment experience.
PS Vita incorporates a beautiful 5-inch multi-touch organic light emitting diode (OLED) as the front display and a unique multi-touch pad on the rear. Together with the front touch screen and the rear touch pad, PS Vita offers new game play experiences never before seen on any device, allowing users to interact directly with games in three dimension-like motion, through “touch, grab, trace, push and pull” finger motions. Also PS Vita features two analog sticks which enable a wider range of game genres to be brought into the portable experience, such as shooters, action games, and fighting games. Exciting and attractive new titles*1 are scheduled to be released from SCE Worldwide Studios, including “GRAVITY DAZE”, “Uncharted Golden Abyss”, “Little Deviants”, “Hot Shots Golf”, “Reality Fighter”, “Hustle Kings”, “ModNation Racers”, “Wipeout 2048” and “Super Stardust Delta,” as well as from a broad range of third party game developers and publishers, which will deliver value only possible on PS Vita.
Also, by having both Wi-Fi and 3G network connectivity, together with various applications, PS Vita will enable infinite possibilities for users to “encounter,” “connect,” “discover,” “share” and “play” with friends wherever they are. On January 27, 2011, SCE announced the first PS Vita application, “near”, which will come pre-installed. It will let users discover what games PS Vita users in the vicinity are or were recently playing, as well as let users share their game information. “near” also enables location-based gaming features such as “gifting,” in which a user can access virtual game-related items that other users are sharing, through checking in at geographic locations that others have also visited. The virtual items can include content unlocked from games, such as character costumes, weapons, and treasures. Sharing these items between users adds a unique dimension to the portable gaming experience on PS Vita while enhancing the social connectivity among the PS Vita community.
Additionally, PS Vita will come pre-installed with a newly developed application called “Party.” “Party” is an innovative application for a portable entertainment system which enables users to enjoy voice chat or text chat not only during online gaming, but also when users are playing different games or using different applications such as internet browser. Through “Party”, which offers a new form of social networking, and “near”, which enables users to share their game information with other users anywhere, anytime, users can dramatically expand the boundaries of interactive communication.
Also a tutorial application called “Welcome Park,” developed specifically to guide every user about PS Vita’s brand new user interface such as the front touch display and the multi-touch pad on the rear, will come pre-installed. By playing “Welcome Park”, users can easily become accustomed to the three dimension-like finger motions used on PS Vita.
SCE will vigorously promote PS Vita towards the launch as the next generation portable entertainment platform and work towards expanding the portable gaming market.*1 Some title names are tentative. Titles may differ by countries and regions.
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Platform Name | PlayStation®Vita |
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Model number | PCH-1000 series |
CPU | ARM® Cortex™-A9 core (4 core) |
GPU | SGX543MP4+ |
External Dimensions |
Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largest projection) |
Screen (Touch screen) |
5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, Approx. 16 million colors, OLED Multi touch screen (capacitive type) |
Rear touch pad | Multi touch pad (capacitive type) |
Cameras | Front camera, Rear camera Frame rate : 120fps@320×240(QVGA), 60fps@640×480(VGA) Resolution : Up to 640×480(VGA) |
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 (3G/Wi-Fi model only) 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/Wi-Fi model only) IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1×1)(Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode) Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR (A2DP/AVRCP/HSP) |
Slots/Ports | PlayStation®Vita card slot Memory card slot SIM card slot (3G/Wi-Fi model only) Multi-use port (for USB data communication, DC IN, Audio [Stereo Out / Mono In], Serial data communication), Headset jack (Stereo mini jack) (for Audio [Stereo Out / Mono In]) Accessory port |
Power | Built-In Lithium-ion Battery, AC adaptor |
Supported AV content format |
Music -MP3 MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer 3、MP4 (MPEG-4 AAC)、WAVE (Linear PCM) Videos -MPEG-4 Simple Profile (AAC)、H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High/Main/Baseline Profile (AAC) Photos -JPEG (Exif 2.2.1), TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG |
About Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
Recognized as the global leader and company responsible for the progression of consumer-based computer entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) manufactures, distributes and markets the PlayStation® game console, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system and the PlayStation®3 (PS3®) system. PlayStation has revolutionized home entertainment by introducing advanced 3D graphic processing, and PlayStation 2 further enhances the PlayStation legacy as the core of home networked entertainment. PSP is a handheld entertainment system that allows users to enjoy 3D games with high-quality full-motion video and high- fidelity stereo audio. PS3 is an advanced computer system, incorporating the state-of-the-art Cell processor with super computer like power. SCEI, along with its subsidiary divisions Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC., Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd., and Sony Computer Entertainment Korea Inc. develops, publishes, markets and distributes software and manages the third party licensing programs for these platforms in the respective markets worldwide. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, SCEI is an independent business unit of the Sony Group.
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List of Third Party Game Developers and Publishers
As of June 7th, 2011
(in alphabetical order of developer/publisher)
JAPAN
ACQUIRE Corp. ALPHA・UNIT CO.,LTD ALVION Inc. AQ INTERACTIVE INC. AQUAPLUS Co.,Ltd ARC SYSTEM WORKS Co.,Ltd. ARIKA CO.,LTD. ARTDINK CORPORATION ASCII MEDIA WORKS Inc. ASGARD Co.,Ltd. Aspect Co.,Ltd. BROCCOLI Co.,Ltd. Capcom Co., Ltd. CHUN SOFT CO., Ltd Codemasters Software Company Limited Crafts & Meister Co.,Ltd. CyberConnect2 Co.,Ltd. CYBERFRONT Corporation D3 PUBLISHER Inc. DIGITAL WORKS ENTERTAINMENT INC. Dimps Corporation dorasu corporation Edia Co., Ltd. ENTERBRAIN, INC. FromSoftware, Inc. Gameloft K.K. GANBARION Co.,Ltd. Genki Co.,Ltd. Grasshopper Manufacture Inc. GungHo Online Entertainment,Inc. GUST CO.,LTD. HAMSTER Corporation HUNEX CO., LTD. IDEA FACTORY CO., LTD. Ignition Entertainment Ltd. IMAGICA DIGITALSCAPE Co.,Ltd. Index Corporation (Atlus) IREM SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INC. |
Jorudan Co.,Ltd. KADOKAWA GAMES,LTD. Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd. KAGA CREATE CO., LTD Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. LEVEL-5 Inc. MAGES.Inc.(5pb.) Mainichi Communications Inc. Marvelous Entertainment Inc. media5 Corporation NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. Nihon Falcom Corporation Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. NOWPRODUCTION, CO.,LTD OaKs co.,Ltd. PAON CORPORATION POLYGON MAGIC, INC. PROTOTYPE CO.,LTD. Q Entertainment Inc. SAFARI GAMES., Ltd SEGA CORPORATION SilverStarJapan Co., Ltd. SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION Sonic Powered co.,Ltd. Spike Co.,Ltd SQUARE ENIX Co., Ltd. Starfish-SD Inc. SUNCORPORATION SystemPrisma Co.,Ltd. SystemSoft Alpha Corp. TECMO KOEI GAMES CO., LTD. TGL TOMY Company,Ltd. TOSE CO., LTD. tri-Ace Inc. Ubisoft K.K. Views Co.,Ltd. YUKE’S Co., Ltd. |
76 companies in total
NORTH AMERICA
Activision, Inc. Capybara Games “CCP” Demiurge Studios Electronic Arts Epic Games Inc. Far Sight Studios Frima High Voltage Software Kung Fu Factory |
Paramount Digital Entertainment PopCap Games Powerhead Games Rockstar Games THQ Trendy Entertainment Ubisoft® Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment 2K Games 2K Sports |
20 companies in total
EUROPE/PAL
Alawar Allegorithmic, makers of Substance Beatnik Games Catalyst Outsourcing “CCP” Climax Studios Ltd Codemasters® Codeplay Electronic Arts Enigma Software Productions, SL Eurocom Entertainment Software Eutechnyx Ltd Exient Firelight Tech Fresh3D FUN labs Gameloft SA Gameshastra Home Entertainment Suppliers PTY Ltd Honeyslug Icon Games Impromptu Software Ltd Just Add Water Ltd Kuju Doublesix Lexis Numérique Mobile Interactive Group Ltd Namco Bandai NaturalMotion Playerthree Ltd |
Beatshpers Blitz Games Studios Broadsword Publishing Limited Rebellion® Rockstar Games Rubicon Mobile Sanuk Games SEGA Sidhe Interactive Spinvector Stainless Games Ltd StormBASIC Games Sumo Digital Ltd Tag Games Take2 The Game Atelier THQ Tonika Games Trine Entertainment Ltd Trinigy Tru Blu Games Ubisoft Entertainment SA Umbra VeeMee ZAPPAR Zen Studios Ltd 2K 505 Games |
57 companies in total
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