14 DAY TRIAL // Sony has unleashed more information about its PlayStation Vita handheld console, including the full technical specifications or how it's going to receive more than 100 games during its launch window, after already sharing with fans at this week's Tokyo Games Show details about future games.
Sony's PlayStation Vita is getting ready for its release at the end of the year, on December 17, in its native Japan, and is scheduled to arrive in early 2012 on North American and European shores.
In order to drum up hype even more, Sony has confirmed that its handheld will be on the receiving end of a whopping 100 games in its launch window, with 26 scheduled to arrive right on the day of its release.
No word yet on how big this launch window is, but fans should expect many of these titles to appear in the first couple of months after the Vita's release.
More specific battery figures have been detailed by the Japanese company, which now says that the Vita will allow between three and five hours of gameplay, depending on the quality of the title. Up to five hours of video playback can be achieved, while music playback will last for around nine hours, if the device remains in stand-by. To fully charge the Vita, owners need to spend around two hours and 40 minutes.
Sony also unveiled the full technical specifications of its PlayStation Vita, for both the regular Wi-Fi model as well as the 3G one, which you can find below, via Eurogamer.
- Model number: PCH-1000 series - CPU: ARM® Cortex™-A9 core (4 core) - GPU: SGX543MP4+ - Main memory: 512MB - VRAM: 128MB - External Dimensions: Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largest projection) - Weight Approx: 279g (3G/Wi-Fi model), 260g (Wi-Fi model) - 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@320x240(QVGA), 60fps@640x480(VGA); Resolution: Up to 640x480(VGA) - Sound: Built-in stereo speakers, built-in microphone - Sensors: Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), Threeaxis 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), 3G modem (data communication): HSDPA/HSUPA *specification for Japanese region, IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1x1)(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: DC3.7V 2200mA, AC adaptor: DC 5V - Operating environment temperature: 5℃～35℃ - 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 The PlayStation Vita ships with a USB cable, an AC adapter and a power cord in its retail box. Different memory cards will be sold separately, with capacities ranging from 4, 8, 16 and 32GB.