On June 6, 2011 at
E3 2011, Sony announced the name of the device would be
PlayStation Vita, along with release and pricing information.
[15][39] The name was chosen because "
Vita" means "Life" in Italian and Latin. The device itself enables a combination of
augmented reality gaming and social connectivity, along with the "Near" and "Party" services, nearby networking and cross-game conferencing applications, respectively.
At the Game Developers Conference 2011, Sony revealed some details about the Vita cards during their Next Generation Portable panel. Another storage option, "Removable Memory", was also revealed to be available for the PlayStation Vita. Sony also said they are implementing a "single submission for both formats" to streamline the process of getting games approved for both card-based and downloadable releases.
[40] Additionally, it was announced that only 3 of the 4 symmetrical CPU cores will be available to applications
[41] along with two cameras, facial detection, head detection and tracking capabilities.
[42] Following the Tokyo Game Show, Sony Worldwide Studios president
Shuhei Yoshida confirmed that the console would be region-free.
[43]
In August 2011, Sony confirmed that the system would be released by the end of 2011 in Japan but not until "early 2012" in European and North American regions.
[dated info][46] In October 2011, Sony announced that the system would be released on February 22, 2012 in Europe and North America.
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