Sony's new Vita haldheld console - E3 fact sheet - PS Vita

PlayStation Vita (PS Vita) offers an unparalleled combination of rich gaming and social connectivity within a real world context, made possible by leveraging SCE’s experience from its acclaimed console and handheld entertainment systems.

Blurring the lines between interactive entertainment and reality, PS Vita enables revolutionary gaming experiences with dual analog sticks, front and rear cameras, front multi-touch display, multi-touch rear pad, GPS, six-axis motion sensors, and three-axis electronic compass.

This next generation portable entertainment system enables a revolutionary combination of rich gaming and social connectivity within a real world context. Among the titles in development for PS Vita are offerings from some of the biggest franchises as well as a myriad of original titles.

KEY FEATURES: 

• Multi-touch 5-inch organic light emitting diode (OLED) front display

• Multi-touch pad on the rear of the device

• Dual analog sticks

• Front and rear facing cameras

• A new game medium, a small flash memory based card, dedicated for PS Vita software titles

• Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), Three-axis electronic compass.

• Wi-Fi and 3G network connectivity

• PlayStation Network access, including “LiveArea™” (a space for sharing with others), “near” (lets users identify what friends in the vicinity are or were recently playing), “Party” (enables users to enjoy voice chat or text chat not only during online gaming, but also when they are playing different games or using different applications such as the internet browser), and “Activity” (it logs the latest accomplishments from people playing the same games)

• Full PlayStation Trophy Support

• Able to play PSP (PlayStation Portable) titles, minis and video from PlayStation Store