PS Vita Slim to be Revealed in Europe Tomorrow

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UK's ShopTo dates pre-orders ahead of Sony press conference

Messaging from UK retailer ShopTo has all but confirmed a Western release for the new slimline PS Vita-2000.

Currently only on sale in Japan, the PS Vita-2000 will be made available for pre-order in UK from Thursday, January 30, according to an email blast (pictured below) sent to ShopTo customers on Wednesday. The ad did not specify an actual release date.

This comes just ahead of a Sony press conference taking place on Thursday, at which the firm has strongly hinted it will formally announce the slim Vita for Europe.

Sony originally revealed the PS Vita 2000 in September last year. Launched first in Japan on October 10 priced at 19,929 yen (£128 / $200 USD), the Wi-Fi handheld is 20 per cent thinner (15mm) and 20 per cent lighter (219g) than the original Vita.

The redesign boasts a high definition five inch LCD display, rather than the current Vita's OLED screen. It has a built-in 1GB memory card, while Sony says battery life has been extended by around one hour, now offering up to six hours of gameplay and seven hours of video playback.
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Sony originally revealed the PS Vita 2000 in September last year. Launched first in Japan on October 10 priced at 19,929 yen (£128 / $200 USD), the Wi-Fi handheld is 20 per cent thinner (15mm) and 20 per cent lighter (219g) than the original Vita.

The redesign boasts a high definition five inch LCD display, rather than the current Vita's OLED screen. It has a built-in 1GB memory card, while Sony says battery life has been extended by around one hour, now offering up to six hours of gameplay and seven hours of video playback.

Sony originally revealed the PS Vita 2000 in September last year. Launched first in Japan on October 10 priced at 19,929 yen (£128 / $200 USD), the Wi-Fi handheld is 20 per cent thinner (15mm) and 20 per cent lighter (219g) than the original Vita.

The redesign boasts a high definition five inch LCD display, rather than the current Vita's OLED screen. It has a built-in 1GB memory card, while Sony says battery life has been extended by around one hour, now offering up to six hours of gameplay and seven hours of video playback.

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MoBoPosted:

Was this really necessary? I mean c'mon, who cares if it's 1 cm thinner...?

PensPosted:

And there's me just gone and got a vita for Christmas :(

-SignedPosted:

Ethics it cool how sony doesn't just give up on these things when they have a brand new console ut and could be focusing 100% on that


But their handhelds always look similar. This one just looks "slimmer." Sure its a slim but add more finesse to it or something.

EthicsPosted:

it cool how sony doesn't just give up on these things when they have a brand new console ut and could be focusing 100% on that

Third_EyePosted:

iPhoneWiz I think these handheld devices are getting old with the limited amount of games you can play. I got a PSP and all the games I played on it were either terrible in graphics or terrible in general. I will never buy another sony PSP whatever generation it is.


PSP had a pretty cool game library for its time. What really made the PSP is custom firmware. I'm not sure there's much for the Vita in terms of that and there's already like no games. The graphics for the PSP were okay for the time too. Never noticed it til people said the graphics sucked. PSP was boss. Vita, eh.

neboPosted:

-CP I want to get rid of my old one and get this one!


I just want one in general!

AlmightyHelixPosted:

It's funny because my brother bought one about 3 weeks ago and he's going to be mad at this haha.

XenoChristPosted:

So much new technology, can't wait to buy one of these.

-CPPosted:

I want to get rid of my old one and get this one!

AxePosted:

I always like to see new technology when it first comes out. There is something about it that just captivates me.

I might consider getting one, depending on the reviews it gets.


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