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Two interesting bits of news 1st the Vita Slim has been unveiled. (we all knew it was coming)

Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/...ource=facebook

Sony Reveals A New PlayStation Vita Model, Thinner and lighter, and with built in memory.
by Colin Moriarty SEPTEMBER 8, 2013


Today at Sony Japan�s pre-TGS press conference, the company revealed that it will be releasing an all-new model of PlayStation Vita.

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This model was made to be �a more casual and easier to use model� of PS Vita, one that�s thinner, lighter, and that comes in different colors. It�s 20 percent thinner and 15 percent lighter than the standard Vita model, and is more �affordable,� packing a 5� LCD display in lieu of an OLED screen. Battery life has been increased by an hour, as well.

Interestingly, it also has built-in storage, albeit only a single gig�s worth.

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Sony also revealed an all-new memory card for PS Vita, one that allows for up to 64 GB of storage.

This new model of PS Vita will be available in all six colors (some new, some old) on October 10th in Japan for 18,980 Yen (or about $190). It�s unclear if and when this model will be made available in the west.

Very nice looking machine, but I'm curious about rather or not the analog has been improved (probably not). Might just wait a bit longer and get the slim when it comes out here in a few months. Because we all knew it was coming.

But this next thing however is quite the surprise. Ready?

Sony has announced a Vita that can be hooked up to your TV!?

Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/...are-ps-vita-tv

Sony Reveals New Hardware: PS Vita TV
Play your Vita games on the big screen.
by Colin Moriarty SEPTEMBER 9, 2013


Sony revealed a ton of stuff tonight at its pre-TGS press conference, but perhaps the biggest surprise (well, other than a PS Vita redesign) was the unveiling of an all-new piece of Vita-related hardware. It�s called PS Vita TV, and it lets you play Vita games on your television... and do a bunch of other stuff, too.

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PS Vita TV is a tiny piece of hardware. It�s about as big as a deck of cards, measuring 6cm by 10cm. It�s the smallest PlayStation hardware ever.

The idea of PS Vita TV is to let you play Vita games on the big screen using a DualShock 3 controller, but there�s actually more to it than that. While PS Vita TV has a card slot for Vita games, and accepts Vita memory cards, it will also let you use video streaming services (such as Hulu) and more. It will even let you play your PlayStation 4 via Remote Play with DualShock 4; this functionality will come later via system update.

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It will also let you play PSone Classics and PSP games through it, again using the DualShock 3. And it will connect to PlayStation 4 so that you can play Vita games through PS4, as well.

PS Vita TV launches in Japan on November 14th, and will cost 9,480 Yen ($95). A special verison of it, packing an 8 gig Vita memory card and a DualShock 3 controller, will cost 14,980 ($150). It sounds like it will eventually be released in the west, though a specific release date (as well as pricing information) is still unknown.

So yeah, it's like Sony's version of the Super Gameboy for the SNES. Only it's a stand-alone device that hooks up to your TV and Uses the Dual Shock 3 and 4 remotes. And it's a lot cheaper then the Vita. And plays PSP, PSONE Classics, and PSVITA games. (aww no PS2 Classics support...)

I think this was done to help get more devs to support the Vita. But on the other hand. It kinda kills the point of getting a Vita... Unless you're doing it for the Gamepad feature that the PS4 has (works kind of like the WiiU's Gamepad), or for portability.


All that aside the Vita might be ready to start making that come back soon.