• The world is in play

    • Front and rear touch
    • Best ever launch line-up
    • Dual analog sticks
    • 3G/Wi-Fi connectivity

    Sony has got a winner in its hands - a true next-gen handheld.

  • Best ever launch line-up

    Over 30 of the biggest and best titles including Uncharted: Golden Abyss™, EA SPORTS FIFA Football and Little Deviants™.

  • Dual analog sticks

    Uncompromised gameplay has finally arrived on a portable.

  • Front and rear touch

    Push, squeeze, tap and swipe your way through your favourite titles.

  • 3G/Wi-Fi connectivity

    Play against others anytime and anywhere, and locate weapons and power-ups in real-life locations. The world is in play.

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New ways to play

Play like never before

Welcome to a brave new world. A world of revolutionary new features, controls, gameplay and titles that are about to change the way you play forever. Welcome to PlayStation®Vita.

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Apps

PlayStation Vita Apps

The world is your playground. The PS Vita system’s social, gaming, media and Discovery apps give you an infinite range of ways to locate, connect, discover, share and play wherever you are.

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Specifications

Ultimate control

Front touchscreen:
5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, approx. 16 million colours, OLED
Rear multi-touch pad:
capacitive type
Front camera
Rear camera
Sensors:
Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer) and three-axis electronic compass
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 (+/-)
Built-in stereo speakers
Built-in microphone

Power play

CPU:
ARM® Cortex™-A9 core (4 core)
GPU:
SGX543MP4+
Main memory:
512MB
VRAM:
128MB
Front touchscreen:
OLED multi touch screen, capacitive type
Camera Frame rate:
120fps@320x240(QVGA), 60fps@640x480(VGA)
Camera Resolution:
Up to 640x480(VGA).
Built-in Lithium-ion Battery:
DC3.7V 2210mAh.
AC adaptor:
DC 5V
Operating Environment Temperature:
5°C ˜ 35°C

Supported AV Content

Music:
MP3 MPEG - 1/2 Audio Layer 3, MP4 (MPEG-4 AAC), WAVE (Linear PCM)
Videos:
MPEG-4 Simple Profile (AAC). H264/MPEG-4 AVC High/Main/Baseline Profile (AAC)
Photos:
JPEG (Exif 2.2.1), TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG

Stay connected

Built-in GPS:
3G / Wi-Fi model only
Wi-Fi location service support
Wireless communications
Mobile network connectivity:
3G / Wi-Fi model only
3G modem (data communication):
HSDPA/HSUPA, GSM/GPRS/EDGE.
Mobile connectivity:
IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1x1)(Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode)
Bluetooth®:
2.1+EDR (A2DP/AVRCP/HSP)

Shape of things to come

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)
PlayStation Vita card slot
Memory card slot
SIM card slot:
3G / Wi-Fi model only
Multi-use port:
USB data communication, DC IN, Audio [Stereo Out / Mono In]
Headset jack:
stereo mini jack for Audio [Stereo Out / Mono In]
Accessory port

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Pro reviews

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    Sony has got a winner in its hands - a true next-gen handheld.

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