Sony's Next-Generation Portable Is Out, In Japan

A few months before it's due to arrive in the U.S., Sony's PlayStation Vita, successor to the PlayStation Portable, has been released in Japan. Says the linked Associated Press article: "For the Tokyo-based electronics and entertainment giant, the Vita is the biggest product launch since the PlayStation 3 console five years ago. It's also accompanied by two dozen software products — the largest number of launch titles in PlayStation history. The Vita has front and back cameras, a touchscreen in front, a touch pad on the back and two knob-like joysticks. It will enable gamers to play against each other using PlayStation 3 consoles over the Internet-based PlayStation Network, a system that was hit with a massive hacking attack earlier this year."

Comments

Simple "will I buy it" test.

[pecosdave]

There's a simple test I put electronics through before I buy them - it reads something like this:

Does it need a data port?

Y - Go to next step
N - Star weighing other details

Does it have a Micro USB port?

Y - Star weighing other details
N - Go to next step.

Does it have a Mini USB port?

Y - Star weighing other details
N - Go to next step.

Does it have a Full sized USB port?

Y - Star weighing other details
N - Go to next step.

Does it have a six pin Firewire port?

Y - Star weighing other details
N - Go to next step.

Does it have a four pin Fiewire port?

Y - Star weighing other details
N - DON'T BUY THE DAMNED THING

Playstation Vita fails this simple test. It's also why I passed on the Galaxy Tab. I really don't need to carry any more cables with me.

A good thing?

[lyinhart]

Somehow this seems a little irrelevant, considering the boon of gaming on mobile phones and an economy that makes people think twice of buying a separate portable gaming system.