For fans of handheld gaming, the Playstation Vita is an attractive device. Boasting two touchscreens, trophies, great graphics, and a laundry list of features, gamers have been wondering about the release date for quite some time. An initial release date had been tossed around for December of this year, but Sony pushed that date back a few months back.
Today, Sony has released an official statement on the Playstation Vita’s release date. Fans of the device will be able to pick it up in the United States on February 22nd, 2012. That’s right, the week after Valentine’s Day. Start being nice to your loved ones, because it’s time to start saving for the Playstation Vita.
Below, we’ve included a list of the official specs for the Playstation Vita as provided by Sony.
| Platform name | PlayStation®Vita |
| 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)
Approx 260g (Wi-Fi model) |
| Screen (Touch 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@320×240(QVGA), 60fps@640×480(VGA) Resolution : Up to 640×480(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)
For U.S., 3G modem (data communication): HSDPA/HSUPA, GSM/GRPS/EDGE IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1×1)(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], |
| Power | Built-In Lithium-ion Battery: DC3.7V 2210mAh
AC adaptor: DC 5V |
| Operating
environment temperature |
5 degrees C ~ 35 degrees C |
| 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 |
What do you think about the official release date for the Playstation Vita? Are you planning on picking one up when it hits store shelves next February? Be sure to let us know what you think by leaving us a comment below, or sound off in our forums!