PlayStation Vita arriving this February

Avinash Bali • October 19, 2011, 14:36:55 IST

Sony’s next handheld console to be available worldwide by the 22nd of February, 2012.

Sony today sent out a rather brief confirmation that the PlayStation Vita, their next handheld system will be out in America and Europe by the 22nd of February 2012. This successor to the PlayStation Portable will be available in two variants in the West – a Wi-Fi version for 250$ and a 3G version for 300$.

Will you be buying one?

Considering Sony’s track record, new hardware comes to India roughly a month after its European release which means the Vita should be available in stores, locally by end March. It’s also unlikely that the 3G version will make it to stores seeing that 3G itself has a ton of teething problems in our country. The price is expected to be roughly in the range of Rs. 15,000 - 20,000 but nothing’s been confirmed so far. We’ve reached out to Sony for answers and are awaiting their response. In the meantime feel free to check out some of our PS Vita articles that shed light on the specs as well as some of the titles you can expect at launch .

So, will you be buying one?

Written by Avinash Bali

Nash, as he prefers being called, woke up to the wonders of gaming rather late but don't bring that up around him. It's a touchy subject. A self confessed Battlefield veteran, Nash spent a good part of 2010 on the Steam Battlefield - with Bad Company (see what we did there?). He has a zero tolerance policy towards RTS games but is currently showing an interest by picking up and moving people - who he refers to as units - in the office. Thank God he's not that enthusiastic about Angry Birds or we'd be seeing women flying all over the place. Bali... Bali, put the receptionist down now. see more