The PlayStation Vita (Japanese: プレイステーション・ヴィータ Hepburn:Pureisutēshon Vīta, officially abbreviated PS Vita) is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.[16] It is the successor to the PlayStation Portable as part of the PlayStation brand of gaming devices. It was released in Japan and parts of Asia on December 17, 2011,[1] in Europe, North America, South America and Singapore[17] on February 22, 2012,[3][4] and in Australia on February 23, 2012.[5] It primarily competes with the Nintendo 3DS, as part of the eighth generation of gaming.
A limited edition was released in North America on February 15, 2012, a week earlier than the official launch, which included the 3G/WiFi model of the device (Wi-Fi model in Canada), the game Little Deviants, a limited-edition carry case, and a 4 GB memory card.[2] The handheld includes two analog sticks, a 5-inch (130 mm) OLED[18] multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, and supportsBluetooth, Wi-Fi and optional 3G. Internally, the Vita features a four-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore processor and a four-core SGX543MP4+ graphics processing unit, as well as LiveArea software as its main user interface, which succeeds the XrossMediaBar.[10][19]
Unlike the PSX DVR, PSP and PlayStation 3, the PlayStation Vita does not use theXrossMediaBar interface. Instead it uses a touchscreen-based UI dubbed LiveArea, which includes various social networking features via the PlayStation Network.[19] At launch the PlayStation Vita web browser does not support the proprietary Adobe Flash. However,HTML5, cookies, and Javascript are available.[57] Sony also has put in the PlayStation Vita official Recovery Menu.[58]
As a new feature of PlayStation Vita's Live area, latest game information such as downloadable contents are shown on the game LiveArea. In addition, by scrolling down the game LiveArea, the "Activity" of other users who are playing the same game can be checked instantly.
Most games are distributed by the PS Vita card and are sold in stores, while some games, such as Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack, Super Stardust Delta and Escape Plan, are distributed online and can only be purchased from the PlayStation Store.
In addition, several third-party studios showcased technology demos of the device by exporting existing assets from their PlayStation 3counterpart and then rendering them on the device. Some of the games that were demonstrated include Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Yakuza: Dead Souls, Killzone 3, and Lost Planet 2. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd was also demonstrated to be running on the device to showcase the device's backwards compatibility with downloadable PlayStation Portable titles, which was also shown to be compatible with the PlayStation Vita's additional analogue stick.[59] Unlike the PSP, the PlayStation Vita comes with Trophy support for games.[60][61]
The device will also be backwards compatible with most PlayStation Portable downloadable titles, PlayStation minis, PlayStation Mobile games, videos, and comics from the PlayStation Store.[61]
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