Playstation®Vita Launches in February 2012 in New Zealand

Playstation®Vita Launches in February 2012 in New Zealand

The Ultimate in Handheld Entertainment, PS Vita to launch in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Australasia and North America in February

Auckland, October 19, 2011 - Sony Computer Entertainment New Zealand confirmed today that PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita) will launch on 23rd February, 2012. This follows an announcement made by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today confirming that PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita) will launch throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Australasia from 22nd February, 2012. Available in Europe from €249.99 (RRP), New Zealand from NZD $449.95 (RRP) for the Wi-Fi model, the 3G/Wi-Fi model will retail for €299.99 (RRP), NZD $549.95(RRP). PS Vita will offer uncompromised portable gaming experiences, anytime, and anywhere.

“PlayStation Vita is a revolutionary device, which will offer the best possible portable gaming experiences available on the market. Its impressive feature set is designed to provide the ultimate gaming experiences on the go. This, combined with social connectivity means there will be not only innovative new ways to play, but also new ways to connect with others,” said David Hine, Sales and Marketing Director, Sony Computer Entertainment New Zealand. He continued, “We are incredibly excited about the upcoming launch of PlayStation Vita.”

Leveraging PlayStation’s legacy of delivering deep and immersive gaming experiences, the PS Vita system will bring to consumers new ways to play through a unique feature set such as a stunning OLED front touch screen and rear touch pad, dual analog sticks, motion sensors, and dual cameras. With more than 80 games currently in production from first and third party studios including “LittleBigPlanet,” “Wipeout 2048,” “Resistance: Burning Skies™,” “Uncharted Golden Abyss™,” Ubisoft’s “Assassin’s Creed,” EA Sports’ “FIFA”, Activision’s ‘Call of Duty’, and many more, the PS Vita is poised to deliver gameplay experiences unmatched by any handheld or mobile device on the market.

In addition, with both 3G and Wi-Fi support, PS Vita will draw consumers deeper into the gameplay experience and enable them to connect and play with the world around them, including their friends and other PS Vita owners through native PS Vita applications – near, and Party. A variety of social networking and communications services such as Facebook, foursquare, Skype™, and Twitter will also be available on PS Vita.

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