Sony Playstation Vita Gets Dec. 17 Launch Date

Japanese gamers will be at the front of the line for the Playstation Vita, the latest handheld gaming device announced by Sony. Sony has revealed that it will be launching the Playstation Vita in Japan on December 17 for 24,980 Yen (Rs. 15,550 approx.) for the Wi-Fi only variant and 29,980 Yen (Rs. 18,660 approx.) for the Wi-Fi and 3G variant.

The Playstation Vita will be powered by a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor and 512MB of RAM and 128MB of VRAM. It has a 5-inch OLED capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 960x544 pixels. It also has dual cameras and can be hooked up to Sony's Playstation Network. Unlike the Playstation Portable (PSP), the Vita will use a proprietary "Vita card" and not Universal Media Discs (UMDs).

Sony has also revealed that the Playstation Vita will launch with 26 new game titles.

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