The handheld includes two analog sticks, a 5-inch (130 mm) OLED multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, and supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and optional 3G. Internally, the Vita features a 2GHZ 4-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore processor and a 4-core SGX543MP4+ graphics processing unit, as well as LiveArea software as its main user interface, which succeeds the XrossMediaBar
Back and forth.... should I get the Vita or not? The PSP Go wasn't good last time I bought a portable console so why even consider the Vita? Finally I made up my mind and here are my thoughts:
The Good
The screen. It's amazing. 5-inch OLED multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, 32-bit color, 960 × 544 qHD @ 220 ppi. It looks so gorgeous and the touch responsiveness is wonderful.
The analog sticks. 2 of them are included like a real PS3 controller. The feel and works great.
6 Axis motion sensor. Just like on the PS3 controller.
The rear touchpad. I've only tested it on one game but I really like the concept. Works like a charm when playing Fifa Football. You'll get the options to shoot with the rear touchpad and I actually prefer the rear touchpad.
The price. $249.99 or 1990SEK. I bought the PSP Go for about 300$ (2500SEK)
The battery life. You'll get a couple more hours out of the Vita compared to the PSP Go.
The performance. I have tested Uncharted and Fifa. They both look awesome. Incredible graphics and great performance. Almost like an portable PS3. Very competent and powerful.
Multitasking. You can flawlessly multitask between apps, services and games. It works perfectly.
The apps. They are few but very nice. Netflix, Facebook and a Twitter client.
Both download and media cards. You can choose to download games from the Playstation Network or buy media cards with the games on it.
Compatible with PSP games. All the PSP games that are available at the Playstation Store, about 250 of them (correct me if I'm wrong) are compatible with the Playstation Vita.
Cross-Play Games. With cross platform play you can start playing a game on your PS3, pause the game and pick up on the Playstation Vita right where your left off. You can also join multiplayer games on your Vita and play against players on their PS3 console. So COOL!
The Bad
The power chord. Sony have chosen to include their own cable (No micro usb). That means that your in trouble if you loose the chord. You'll have to buy a new one.
The memory card. Same goes for the memory cards. Sony's own cards is the only cards compatible with the Playstation Vita. In order to play the Vita you have to have a memory card.
The battery life. It's better then it's predecessors but more juice is needed. You'll be able to play for about 3-5 hours depending on the brightness settings.
More games. I would've really wanted to see even more releases. However, there are more releases then when the PSP Go got released.
The cameras. They're rubbish. 1,3 MP..... no comment.
Conclusion
In retrospect I think I made the right choice of buying the Playstation Vita. So much have been changed and it looks gorgeous. It's like having a PS3 in a mini format. For instance playing Fifa, feels just like playing it on a PS3. The controls feels and graphics are almost identical. That's very impressive. I recommend the Playstation Vita for those who often travel. The Vita will become your best pal. It will appeal to the whole family not just youngsters. Just look at me.... I'm 33 ;)
I'm certain the cross play will become a success as well. Lets just hope that many many games will be compatible with feature in the future because this feature is revolutionary.
Score 8 out of 10
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